tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434958349054131672024-03-20T08:06:28.900-07:00All Hell Let LooseAll Hell Let Loose 6mm WW2 tabletop wargame ruleset available now at wargames vaultCharles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-68660688934300255332024-01-29T11:27:00.000-08:002024-01-29T11:31:28.375-08:00Battle of Scarif - adding all the bushes and trees<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-uGmWDnk_6lL1fikqHxZpthO5q3X2sofD-_DPnvFenAVa_Y5Cu3VyM9kymcgqJyK9PpoYP_5Vo4IvO-MRdkabASwrQLIAf8JLdUGmWNxEOfThA1mQc9eAr_2GTrj6ac6SBFHAqLPjDxOaCnUlUZJwBbculV3-YFburcRIV3KB3ki_G3o_QSPazjqhuk/s4000/IMG_20230619_155432939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-uGmWDnk_6lL1fikqHxZpthO5q3X2sofD-_DPnvFenAVa_Y5Cu3VyM9kymcgqJyK9PpoYP_5Vo4IvO-MRdkabASwrQLIAf8JLdUGmWNxEOfThA1mQc9eAr_2GTrj6ac6SBFHAqLPjDxOaCnUlUZJwBbculV3-YFburcRIV3KB3ki_G3o_QSPazjqhuk/w360-h640/IMG_20230619_155432939.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In previous posts I’ve covered the building of the boards, the seas, the islands and the transit systems for my battle of Scarif board. In this post I’ll talk about how I added the foliage required for the distinctive look of the planet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdH39IWfvQ4uzmYOwm45aY03GYR6vmM6wgo_0uujo1SQLnofcmpedAFsbYRRRRtyhCNqW-uOKlg6UrwXzBOrGAFLou4ON6hMayTln67HkG4gWRFAvVn29O5u9vvbPPLfXTTUFy0ySuHWzLXWsv5aFL4HSRK1Y2DPz4wkKHXoMWMf2QazZE4YgSHJ1fFg/s1165/IMG_3186.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdH39IWfvQ4uzmYOwm45aY03GYR6vmM6wgo_0uujo1SQLnofcmpedAFsbYRRRRtyhCNqW-uOKlg6UrwXzBOrGAFLou4ON6hMayTln67HkG4gWRFAvVn29O5u9vvbPPLfXTTUFy0ySuHWzLXWsv5aFL4HSRK1Y2DPz4wkKHXoMWMf2QazZE4YgSHJ1fFg/w400-h295/IMG_3186.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfMkmgmJ_btLbzypoVT0GtVF4SDa2pc_C09n3scnyuPy3sAG0e98LWrI4hcnVWCdY6Ey7IcBPxcO6P4YJUBqG73ZooOmlW1HdrpxxGqyYkfdGJvoGtUV-0dikk2sgKZHcd-acmtRB_nKHJMycwBhFDfM1fdEeS8TGBFu_RUnCCwPe0Ms_HN4-L8GemEg/s1165/IMG_3212.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfMkmgmJ_btLbzypoVT0GtVF4SDa2pc_C09n3scnyuPy3sAG0e98LWrI4hcnVWCdY6Ey7IcBPxcO6P4YJUBqG73ZooOmlW1HdrpxxGqyYkfdGJvoGtUV-0dikk2sgKZHcd-acmtRB_nKHJMycwBhFDfM1fdEeS8TGBFu_RUnCCwPe0Ms_HN4-L8GemEg/w400-h295/IMG_3212.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">So my starting point were images from the movie. I concentrated on the images we see when looking at the ground from either Rogue One itself or from the x-wings of blue squadron. I was building the battlefield at a small scale and so it was very clear that I would not be moving figures through foliage, instead I would be moving them over foliage. This meant that the trees would need to be robust enough for stands of troops to rest on top of them and numerous enough to not be significantly uneven.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IO5a2RptMzeGVU1wocl1BorixIU4RYQOxw0TfHyerh9xTC0vfgKVMdRCH2pi3palNuW77H_ydKjYinq_V51RObu1FV1bHi2nZPQ_K0ineRv6hb2K7jzudyROYeFVdVjeTiColCAGIIIGDQ3LrMA9LyBVxCJYcC_zlmG6J6cvkVQ3jgXYv2JcK0UfNVc/s4000/IMG_20230519_203132112_MP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IO5a2RptMzeGVU1wocl1BorixIU4RYQOxw0TfHyerh9xTC0vfgKVMdRCH2pi3palNuW77H_ydKjYinq_V51RObu1FV1bHi2nZPQ_K0ineRv6hb2K7jzudyROYeFVdVjeTiColCAGIIIGDQ3LrMA9LyBVxCJYcC_zlmG6J6cvkVQ3jgXYv2JcK0UfNVc/w400-h180/IMG_20230519_203132112_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As the trees would be the last pieces of foliage inserted I started with the grass. This was very straightforward as I began with the woodland scenics fine turf grass products, these are my standard go to product for grass. I mapped out some trails and other routes and places that I wanted to clear as there are sections of the battle that take place in the open and then just scattered a thin covering of multiple grass shades. This was secured in place with diluted PVA.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdlTcaRQh7XkltksTjSPhTcVFAVCR1Wur_9ZqAK8tc4x8gm6gB5YFZxEwarG75jg4r8s0XnKsoqWrm2Vbav8M10nSSy42kJK3oFQ3s3jw620rNvzQwKBTv6aedi8Kk5D1HXBt3iOESnXPr7i0ClTJZEPw3jjdq19LuKalF4ccQQHsdrSTEOqLLQUcr14/s4000/IMG_20230519_203122315.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdlTcaRQh7XkltksTjSPhTcVFAVCR1Wur_9ZqAK8tc4x8gm6gB5YFZxEwarG75jg4r8s0XnKsoqWrm2Vbav8M10nSSy42kJK3oFQ3s3jw620rNvzQwKBTv6aedi8Kk5D1HXBt3iOESnXPr7i0ClTJZEPw3jjdq19LuKalF4ccQQHsdrSTEOqLLQUcr14/w400-h180/IMG_20230519_203122315.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The next steps were adding the underbrush, bushes and foliage beneath the tree canopy. As its a tropical forest it needed to be densely covered. You can see from the aerial images that basically most of the land of Scarif is covered with foliage. I then went to my accumulated collection of tufts to create this. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq6Bqd_qm7MsaPzHIx1vJyJDgmoJj1swPpIDys2d7b7lOWOSmS_l_fwxX1sk-88yXKoSvjSECjVFq3fd5-r_DWHH-IvlPrlOFYhHyC9knnaXlvGZD9wKEpfxNcs9eZs0v6-S6JDBcwMDJoow1mvay53Bri9JppeeNQ-GNyXCIUVpK-qShTz_bXrVR3_k/s4000/IMG_20230521_140326807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq6Bqd_qm7MsaPzHIx1vJyJDgmoJj1swPpIDys2d7b7lOWOSmS_l_fwxX1sk-88yXKoSvjSECjVFq3fd5-r_DWHH-IvlPrlOFYhHyC9knnaXlvGZD9wKEpfxNcs9eZs0v6-S6JDBcwMDJoow1mvay53Bri9JppeeNQ-GNyXCIUVpK-qShTz_bXrVR3_k/w400-h180/IMG_20230521_140326807.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have some crop strips, some held over from my Brécourt Manor build, these were cut lengthwise into thin strips which were then glued up against the side of the transit lines helping to hide the base and joins. I interspersed different bushes and tufts to break everything up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v9QDjfEmueKaxsUuHfusBJSXOkFIk7AUf0BQzVjyjDBl4Th_-BuiDlEsu4xFf6nEVHRo_iMzSlCMmqu9_fPIS3ldURna5GPRX99SM1L1w5XWWutl2ZYGZuVEXxw5naMqT4QrZ2NZ9jkL4_EXyMKQK-WBJdvKweq4NDwqS-CAVgLjKv5yYeFs8oq1bqw/s4000/IMG_20230521_140320819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v9QDjfEmueKaxsUuHfusBJSXOkFIk7AUf0BQzVjyjDBl4Th_-BuiDlEsu4xFf6nEVHRo_iMzSlCMmqu9_fPIS3ldURna5GPRX99SM1L1w5XWWutl2ZYGZuVEXxw5naMqT4QrZ2NZ9jkL4_EXyMKQK-WBJdvKweq4NDwqS-CAVgLjKv5yYeFs8oq1bqw/w400-h180/IMG_20230521_140320819.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7ICVgtBHo5OqqMH-LVViJrRNcZ-GSBFmu_sp0DcF_ITqq_mEnVNIU6Exg4dy1n7oOuJWjYfJlYR21oYmlHiudRKhx_1v4azS8aUoLweN10Vcaryn6XskWrb2XC4DbFL8EpLBr15uJ_y8UhZwegwjJfP860U637LOtDB1d3h0qGzJQkyoHOoE_IaD2U/s4000/IMG_20230521_140312145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7ICVgtBHo5OqqMH-LVViJrRNcZ-GSBFmu_sp0DcF_ITqq_mEnVNIU6Exg4dy1n7oOuJWjYfJlYR21oYmlHiudRKhx_1v4azS8aUoLweN10Vcaryn6XskWrb2XC4DbFL8EpLBr15uJ_y8UhZwegwjJfP860U637LOtDB1d3h0qGzJQkyoHOoE_IaD2U/w400-h180/IMG_20230521_140312145.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In the more open sections I randomly placed bushes and tufts, including things like bulrushes that were designed for bigger scales but look suitably sci-fi at a smaller scale. The key was to have about ten or fifteen different options and to mix them up. I didn’t need to place them tightly next to each other as the trees would provide most of the coverage, I just needed enough for it to be obvious there were bushes underneath.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxF0Rn-Up09KYN2VXdsXawx56SQ5AzmPhFncbjYEAswXXSsP_hOSpXIhMXBBL1IOGd11TC27AbkajYlvF309sUvX1roFt_a4ng9YkX_UpMyCdc1vz_LQBtvj1KF_RFW9a07Flxql4f_1IvyQq6qr5GpLQUFsu9tb-cRpANaH5bdudio1HOdzqgzsv4rc/s4000/IMG_20230521_194629123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxF0Rn-Up09KYN2VXdsXawx56SQ5AzmPhFncbjYEAswXXSsP_hOSpXIhMXBBL1IOGd11TC27AbkajYlvF309sUvX1roFt_a4ng9YkX_UpMyCdc1vz_LQBtvj1KF_RFW9a07Flxql4f_1IvyQq6qr5GpLQUFsu9tb-cRpANaH5bdudio1HOdzqgzsv4rc/w288-h640/IMG_20230521_194629123.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The trees proved to be quite tricky, not so much in production, but in identifying a suitable way forward. I knew I needed a lot of them so I needed a solution that was scalable and easy to make. My starting point was a Facebook post I’d seen some years ago by Trev of Trev’s Workshop. He was creating palm trees for a desert game. He stuck 25mm nails into polystyrene, used texture paint on the nail make the truck and placed some PVA on the head and sprinkled static grass over them and was able to quickly and simply make several hundred trees in a couple of hours. A brilliant solution but wasn’t quite the look I needed as the trees on Scarif have much more foliage. However the use of nails as trunks seemed like the way to go as it would definitely support my figures with no problems.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MVbkMt978ryv6d20eWVEvd1qViLrPUqkIIHIS5vtCAI5puh81_3JylH6tzG5uPyZ21WpDUsyl2wDjeMEtHHwo_mT6FXzdr5ztWacs6Vp7bSMFqrtBjitNCxbO_7So7mcIxPZURqgkYAwSDeE0_qiOZMzlFPDMyOS8fiZyPwmuX-dHYaGS544smUQaY/s800/IMG_3775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MVbkMt978ryv6d20eWVEvd1qViLrPUqkIIHIS5vtCAI5puh81_3JylH6tzG5uPyZ21WpDUsyl2wDjeMEtHHwo_mT6FXzdr5ztWacs6Vp7bSMFqrtBjitNCxbO_7So7mcIxPZURqgkYAwSDeE0_qiOZMzlFPDMyOS8fiZyPwmuX-dHYaGS544smUQaY/w400-h400/IMG_3775.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next I looked at using paper leaves but this was swiftly discarded. I used the green stuff leaves product but cut them much smaller. The end result was fairly pleasing but the prototype took me quite some time to produce. The pieces struggled to stay glued on and I could make only a few trees from each packet which came at quite a cost. I also tried buying a plastic fern and cutting pieces off it but this had the same time issues as the paper leaves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7ioMKbqOx7iEIdjw4OTGaqGQJTgLVP4E0VMqTkqtZ87BwEh0qyzAh_AXL6VIyqpMvWBoZENA81P7xhYqnPd-bR2cUrgi6NDcydkNqv63uIQ6qxHRt_qLkfBnWanq6i2N-_CO__NUQxU3rYIPYgW9L8y82FyDw-AmjVQ-iaMZYximAMdgXFe_j6YL4u0/s2592/IMG_20221125_162924369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1166" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7ioMKbqOx7iEIdjw4OTGaqGQJTgLVP4E0VMqTkqtZ87BwEh0qyzAh_AXL6VIyqpMvWBoZENA81P7xhYqnPd-bR2cUrgi6NDcydkNqv63uIQ6qxHRt_qLkfBnWanq6i2N-_CO__NUQxU3rYIPYgW9L8y82FyDw-AmjVQ-iaMZYximAMdgXFe_j6YL4u0/w180-h400/IMG_20221125_162924369.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I scoured the internet for options and came across a post on The Miniatures Page message boards from Mark, aka Mark I, suggesting using lengths of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0747QKDVZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1">pine</a> tree garlands most commonly used at Christmas. These are lengths of wire with strands of paper wrapped around it made to look like pine tree branches. I snipped the wire roughly every 25 or 30mm and the used scissors to shape the paper forms and teased them to make a suitably tree shaped canopy. It took me a few minutes to create each tree. However they were a uniform colour and would need painting and the appearance was OK, not bad, but not great. I left these on the back burner while I did more work on the model.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvsuzwTMfZ9J7xDJa9pa3nce7_jdHmefja6yATdiZvGkBv1cib-lNwcM5SbJXfab9e-RIvI-OokB2Z7RxJzjB7ehx8poIOuT4NTOqM1pIQ2y-iLQKdoz0yusSX1gpJT0dRRFk8MJi90L3btloNBNDS30MPLw3-LXMD9aBp9Z9oa6yQjaK5kVn3uzetUw/s4000/IMG_20230310_203320960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvsuzwTMfZ9J7xDJa9pa3nce7_jdHmefja6yATdiZvGkBv1cib-lNwcM5SbJXfab9e-RIvI-OokB2Z7RxJzjB7ehx8poIOuT4NTOqM1pIQ2y-iLQKdoz0yusSX1gpJT0dRRFk8MJi90L3btloNBNDS30MPLw3-LXMD9aBp9Z9oa6yQjaK5kVn3uzetUw/w400-h180/IMG_20230310_203320960.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">With only about a month left before my first show I still had the problem of my trees. However, necessity is the mother of invention. I returned to the method used by Trev but, instead of using static grass I used woodland scenics foliage. This stuff is their standard foam but on a nylon net. I cut very small pieces and then superglued it onto the top of a 25mm nail. This worked well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtNC-PeyKj4J0a_YDGcBVJSYujxZLjrh_96gUbGgVMJGLEb3WAJ2UL0EvkPhRHypPpAJjoZYo_T0R0OGSrQshoFHslpC4zDi762z88yzVYDyAqaqSOmMyEzcASCWch_lbIUDy5fZwFZ6jC8YeZwczy_RrH61qA716hP0jsg2psz2UOMsjEVXxjfI3j3E/s4000/IMG_20230522_124052073_MP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtNC-PeyKj4J0a_YDGcBVJSYujxZLjrh_96gUbGgVMJGLEb3WAJ2UL0EvkPhRHypPpAJjoZYo_T0R0OGSrQshoFHslpC4zDi762z88yzVYDyAqaqSOmMyEzcASCWch_lbIUDy5fZwFZ6jC8YeZwczy_RrH61qA716hP0jsg2psz2UOMsjEVXxjfI3j3E/w400-h180/IMG_20230522_124052073_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Then I tried mixing things up. I cut a small piece from the light green foliage and crimp it flat. I used superglue to stick on the top of the nail and pressed it flat. The superglue melted the nylon and stuck it admirably to the nail. I then cut another piece of a darker foliage, slightly bigger than the first and squashed it into a kind of pyramid shape and the glued this on top of the first. This then produced a palm tree shape I was really pleased with. At this point I should add a warning regarding the use of superglue in large amounts or repeatedly over a period of time particularly in enclosed spaces - don’t do it this way, proceed with caution, do your own research and stop if it is affecting you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOVogpCVDYv4lYtB_loRLFx89eT5gNUdKbI8txPwlJsPXUTtNDIAQvnmztTrEycAVnanaTSwPz0oKQ5IhynLOonrUnYDdVMBCed7MC1eD1BvRBERBM_ev1STZbXtNHbzLNBNqEEVB-G2kTEOqw7mGHEK1PTyMrjTNmextRZ_u-fLfY9namEcuzcoicUQ/s4000/IMG_20230611_222740367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOVogpCVDYv4lYtB_loRLFx89eT5gNUdKbI8txPwlJsPXUTtNDIAQvnmztTrEycAVnanaTSwPz0oKQ5IhynLOonrUnYDdVMBCed7MC1eD1BvRBERBM_ev1STZbXtNHbzLNBNqEEVB-G2kTEOqw7mGHEK1PTyMrjTNmextRZ_u-fLfY9namEcuzcoicUQ/w400-h180/IMG_20230611_222740367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I was then able to put this into production. I made 100 trees at a time. I stuck the nails into polystyrene and painted them with texture paint. Once dry I cut ten pieces of light green foliage and glued them to the top of the nails and repeated this until all the trees had light green foliage on top. Then I cut the darker foliage, half mid green, half dark green and then glued those onto the first layer. It took about 90 minutes to make 100 trees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq8kKq0TaqOO6hdMUn2ozAJ3-XQRn1DJe-CKrreYoaUW_3c1suf_5FEkwDLGriaF7VEyNQDw6fIBN37rgB37qTeuUQmgcf1xXSE7mL2AJw1iQWIRj7l3RYg1amK3g9OUxUReM6JgyuPEmsvayhjGqMgkCa5qtMR3muzQFaPc8ABTNqfcP1HzfKnLIqGw/s4000/IMG_20230525_165434429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq8kKq0TaqOO6hdMUn2ozAJ3-XQRn1DJe-CKrreYoaUW_3c1suf_5FEkwDLGriaF7VEyNQDw6fIBN37rgB37qTeuUQmgcf1xXSE7mL2AJw1iQWIRj7l3RYg1amK3g9OUxUReM6JgyuPEmsvayhjGqMgkCa5qtMR3muzQFaPc8ABTNqfcP1HzfKnLIqGw/w400-h180/IMG_20230525_165434429.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I figured I would need about a thousand trees. So once I had 400 trees I took them to place on my board. I began close to the tower and started to work outwards. Once I had the first areas done I was delighted with how they looked but it became clear that a thousand trees wasn’t going to be enough and it would be 1200 or so. This underestimating became a regular feature. Once I placed 800 I realised I needed 1600. Once I placed 1200 I realised I needed 2000. In the last week I was making trees every night and I finally added the last of my 2163 trees the day before the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-JMBso69QwHO0E94JcbzFwAoDVOqE9pah5YS3Cq-Q_vWqLL22R1FSfIPt_KR7W_4VzqwNSboP0lzBtMBODJqYyezd4rUgdryqWm9xRig_UJv0PG4_fXJLruwv-QxhF20msAZRzT8WyZpBgxZ_BPir5_9ErIQWUzpy_NidghXy9-kFUm4VSUaJQkG8XA/s4000/IMG_20230605_220109639_MP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-JMBso69QwHO0E94JcbzFwAoDVOqE9pah5YS3Cq-Q_vWqLL22R1FSfIPt_KR7W_4VzqwNSboP0lzBtMBODJqYyezd4rUgdryqWm9xRig_UJv0PG4_fXJLruwv-QxhF20msAZRzT8WyZpBgxZ_BPir5_9ErIQWUzpy_NidghXy9-kFUm4VSUaJQkG8XA/w400-h180/IMG_20230605_220109639_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXDmnzW2hn-a_RPn-QCQ2-G29OaMpvrYu6JD3BpuRmoegWB1XQLq3lKkg9O62ejNgXIVSnclsyS2mqTrzPSkzIe33iJRQOMRNqle9ifp00___pMfqDYx_24y8nYIbW_ktKmYJw928hmIhzjGbaRQhfx4w8PTluHfwBj27A8SI5AQMfjOYXkNWoMkmKL8/s4000/IMG_20230605_220130882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgkbYyAD_Mdx6SiKVk35vJuDmKUVK0VS1RliAJJe1vbai-ckAdoltCyCOQ5Z6d4P9q_gmcq3VmIah_PL2mULkMSqdQWF5EVlas4u1hXGzDnOziX_C8XepWFJJMLOsRRd7WuOKha1hFFTvrKOYOcoo3Ed5FiFSMDPm1CjZH95pLpb9fGIMqedZC4Qwk3g/s4000/IMG_20230616_003113176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgkbYyAD_Mdx6SiKVk35vJuDmKUVK0VS1RliAJJe1vbai-ckAdoltCyCOQ5Z6d4P9q_gmcq3VmIah_PL2mULkMSqdQWF5EVlas4u1hXGzDnOziX_C8XepWFJJMLOsRRd7WuOKha1hFFTvrKOYOcoo3Ed5FiFSMDPm1CjZH95pLpb9fGIMqedZC4Qwk3g/w400-h225/IMG_20230616_003113176.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The trees really finished the board and gave me a result that looked like Scarif.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZbZWQ2a90IpmVB8NAqvhjubtUwYqx0VbKqzTIGTzc35Y2RBQNaK0PB0XSdJGCvG1lYrcmxGuL8wkEn6fCOMJ9pspBi3ulA3Phh5RAD_RqrQ8xY2p1mCz4rex84UgJhC4phQsfNwJDexv2LIHGmIDVltgJBBoJ66wji-53ZxAmYRp6iWXdh7vQnIvgcI/s4000/IMG_20230526_160322642_MP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_KDmDNz3CARaN36eFdvaE67P-7i_2Xi9-D7wOrNHIBHjmqQyh-bwSNde9b1Xb36bSPu3xkZdTawXqXwGu47AK6X4uOpJHgWvhBV6RMgTFjKZZ0k4Oks_eV6B2l8DSP7wdnyD5H2my3g1PRF0U-vwXYxZ5D9vYFsbg1f_gLQLsWvR1GMeESshr0_BqFA/s2592/IMG_20230619_160410698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_KDmDNz3CARaN36eFdvaE67P-7i_2Xi9-D7wOrNHIBHjmqQyh-bwSNde9b1Xb36bSPu3xkZdTawXqXwGu47AK6X4uOpJHgWvhBV6RMgTFjKZZ0k4Oks_eV6B2l8DSP7wdnyD5H2my3g1PRF0U-vwXYxZ5D9vYFsbg1f_gLQLsWvR1GMeESshr0_BqFA/w400-h225/IMG_20230619_160410698.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In the next post I will look at how I built the tower itself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Until then, keep your dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-72940741966269743432024-01-22T06:53:00.000-08:002024-01-22T07:01:25.381-08:00Plans for 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzMu9Xquwi5u7bjcZHqjzosXMqFSpnOEJMkHflW63ZmKEFGO7QTNpGomdcedpunSkjFEBgqp0VrYUq1R14SyVsoNJWVoJ09sarAsKjDhmIdTRUKGemCCZVq-gAiOFsirJi39yBu3BXaR6PpLWdWLY8AlBJnCjwpb5vpdYuWMLpS5uVOYslIOdVDA5KBs/s2311/IMG_3700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2311" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzMu9Xquwi5u7bjcZHqjzosXMqFSpnOEJMkHflW63ZmKEFGO7QTNpGomdcedpunSkjFEBgqp0VrYUq1R14SyVsoNJWVoJ09sarAsKjDhmIdTRUKGemCCZVq-gAiOFsirJi39yBu3BXaR6PpLWdWLY8AlBJnCjwpb5vpdYuWMLpS5uVOYslIOdVDA5KBs/w400-h224/IMG_3700.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>So in my last post I reviewed 2023, this post outlines my plans and hopes for 2024.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">As with last year I’ve created an Ovelist. An Ovelist is a simple collage of images, each one representing a task, job or activity I intend to do. It is named after its creator Andy Ovel from the <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/fejkb-17dc4c/Hobby-Support-Group-Podcast">Hobby Support Group podcast</a> and is an excellent way of tracking progress and focussing activity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It’s intended to be a living document and can be added to, removed from or amended throughout the year. I don’t intend that it should become a mill stone around my neck. As you progress, ticks can be added to tasks completed and it should help visualise the progress and achievements that can get all too easily lost in the ether.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_cCSWBo4cA" width="320" youtube-src-id="g_cCSWBo4cA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Omaha Beach Board</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Each year I try to make one big build. My big build for 2024 is going to be Omaha Beach to refight the landings on D-Day. I intend to recreate the whole of the main beach from Fox Green through to Charlie sector covering about 6km of beach. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The full board will be 4900mm by 900mm. Yeah, you read that correctly it’ll be 16ft long. I’m going to make it using 8 boards each 600mm by 900mm. The key terrain challenges will be storing and transporting the boards and the enormous number of landing craft and troops required for the battle. I intend to have the board ready for the Partizan wargame show in May.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0venbxax_2fI6UVL3ruRbFB4rqDVQNA3YdPvhiwy2BB5eIug26cyDfQrxdtxYLo4LfAV5MLF7VK3kT8VaRSaKnF9KwrPbY2IWPIJKQV2sR4idEqIzujdsPfQIDhC8Y8oMBWK6pgZIccpJOuAMzflUHIIN1To4H53yBs8FhA0FbnmC6zwJbPgQ_HCG0M/s2732/IMG_3727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="2732" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0venbxax_2fI6UVL3ruRbFB4rqDVQNA3YdPvhiwy2BB5eIug26cyDfQrxdtxYLo4LfAV5MLF7VK3kT8VaRSaKnF9KwrPbY2IWPIJKQV2sR4idEqIzujdsPfQIDhC8Y8oMBWK6pgZIccpJOuAMzflUHIIN1To4H53yBs8FhA0FbnmC6zwJbPgQ_HCG0M/w400-h81/IMG_3727.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">Refighting Omaha</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The intention is to run a massive co-operative refight of the landings. All the players will control the various US forces and will oversee the landings on a particular sector or area of the board. Each player will move their own troops and roll for the effects of German firing. Each player will have objectives to capture and will have a number of obstacles to overcome to reach them. I intend to incorporate a number of different elements that I have seen from board games to help manage and track things but will still be using the All Hell Let Loose rules to manage the game. I think it will make for an incredible co-operative multiplayer solo wargame experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOyeND8dH8PiD_90Y81hxGapS7xF8F7J2T_NTzOKMEcZ60PmYvzDc2lZMNrlCH8qECB0ZXapLOE2cWRa8fZgpMfBM-dUyXpPmhjHGJvd0SDe3qF-hMxictG9k03rA7LrlfY3cG63-vNIwMcenXQs1FuatoN1Rgq87daWiWZTYL8wpmoB0I-Vnh41SWo8/s960/IMG_3725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOyeND8dH8PiD_90Y81hxGapS7xF8F7J2T_NTzOKMEcZ60PmYvzDc2lZMNrlCH8qECB0ZXapLOE2cWRa8fZgpMfBM-dUyXpPmhjHGJvd0SDe3qF-hMxictG9k03rA7LrlfY3cG63-vNIwMcenXQs1FuatoN1Rgq87daWiWZTYL8wpmoB0I-Vnh41SWo8/w400-h225/IMG_3725.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><b style="text-align: left;">Omaha figures</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I intend to use Adler’s 6mm miniatures for the US forces and his trench range for the German defenders. I’ll be changing the base sizes, going to a smaller base with fewer figures on it because it will look much better on the table. Vehicles will be by GHQ. Landing craft are probably going to be 3D printed. The larger ships may also be 3D printed as well. At this stage all I can say is I am going to need an awful lot of them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvBSP6W0ffYHhWONd3Dv_ikTkR8AauPuDhOQqdaBmS2L81faUsLb1I1Krah_ua9SOiRPhMaQRt4o5KEoJ85x2HliuGTjS9Wb0UEokOq8wuiB2GiGVGUJXdGhJPOrgz8uXyRS4Wiz2AKZ3ZxEPop5AaXI_oZcpnHlGmiSKMqbb9JTM7OVKe1eYEOYEth0/s4000/IMG_20240107_201822669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvBSP6W0ffYHhWONd3Dv_ikTkR8AauPuDhOQqdaBmS2L81faUsLb1I1Krah_ua9SOiRPhMaQRt4o5KEoJ85x2HliuGTjS9Wb0UEokOq8wuiB2GiGVGUJXdGhJPOrgz8uXyRS4Wiz2AKZ3ZxEPop5AaXI_oZcpnHlGmiSKMqbb9JTM7OVKe1eYEOYEth0/w400-h225/IMG_20240107_201822669.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">3D printer</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So now that I have a 3D printer I want to make the most of it. I’m taking part in a role playing game of Deadlands using Savage Worlds so I’ll be printing some stuff for that. My eldest son is running a D&D game so he’ll have a list of things he wants. Omaha will require lots of things printed and so will WW1. I’d also like to do some more creation of custom items using blender to create unique or bespoke prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>WW1 Figures </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I own the files from Henry Turners Europe Asunder: The Great War ranges. I have printed a British and Commonwealth army and painted substantial amounts of it. I’d like to expand that into a complete force with artillery and cavalry. However my main goal is to print and paint the forces of another nationality to expand my options for the game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPyx_jgo_mBqqB5tot0VBsJjjwHJSEbmgw7TtgVFImHW0WqzRhNCceZj-tksTFGIcyudR2v3-UdCnUA5x9ni8VTaWJ2XNUspFTBzVbFpJD4-wNSSRBVJzfnj2i5J9slT1YIOWLxOAPGbJIorX6byxhfwlFWyI4-g19-VyTgP1o3h_EgM9GsNp8Ee/s4000/16936EA4-D59E-4052-B399-9DAD1B99C73A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPyx_jgo_mBqqB5tot0VBsJjjwHJSEbmgw7TtgVFImHW0WqzRhNCceZj-tksTFGIcyudR2v3-UdCnUA5x9ni8VTaWJ2XNUspFTBzVbFpJD4-wNSSRBVJzfnj2i5J9slT1YIOWLxOAPGbJIorX6byxhfwlFWyI4-g19-VyTgP1o3h_EgM9GsNp8Ee/w400-h180/16936EA4-D59E-4052-B399-9DAD1B99C73A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>WW1 Rules</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">David and I managed a small amount of progress on the rules for All Hell Let Loose: Great War. With luck this year should see the development complete and then it’s just about distilling it into something coherent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrlw8RwlNj2mYYVuFybqpLJyKmqZmuO30Db1wjZws2x_yfe1Ne088X6Kaofy7UEIcQ8PAUvSQ7kJ9PlkOw1L4Lfh7ENiGSa9UBGrCnyp6bU6x7M80djiWDsWhH_vNRu0S9oqOFxnRZHbBnK-DkZq2hKezGY5ML_GG6nkAQOS1BLC54ABEwJe2X90y2oo/s4000/IMG_20230909_171128217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrlw8RwlNj2mYYVuFybqpLJyKmqZmuO30Db1wjZws2x_yfe1Ne088X6Kaofy7UEIcQ8PAUvSQ7kJ9PlkOw1L4Lfh7ENiGSa9UBGrCnyp6bU6x7M80djiWDsWhH_vNRu0S9oqOFxnRZHbBnK-DkZq2hKezGY5ML_GG6nkAQOS1BLC54ABEwJe2X90y2oo/w400-h225/IMG_20230909_171128217.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;">Big Game Weekends</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Last year I was able to run some big battle weekend games. I loved every minute of them and want to run more this year, hopefully being able to invite and involve more of my friends and acquaintances in the battles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI48M08itl2TZQWy3-CVvPQ9fvest3OD2BpPgNS6M-xjgJFsZci9WWJC739IfHrMTVgqCVz4EGo4ZkQXdjen9iOrHArqpFrWK2gUkUgokotlCSqS3rKvBiQwHKe_Yw7-7jwxSiI52tOZtHfbd-P8-Y1C3JkUVYh0xz9Zw6z1sXbO79h0xBLcehuBBy/s4000/2C9FFF7E-7F98-4FFB-B1DF-83A84B02B952.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI48M08itl2TZQWy3-CVvPQ9fvest3OD2BpPgNS6M-xjgJFsZci9WWJC739IfHrMTVgqCVz4EGo4ZkQXdjen9iOrHArqpFrWK2gUkUgokotlCSqS3rKvBiQwHKe_Yw7-7jwxSiI52tOZtHfbd-P8-Y1C3JkUVYh0xz9Zw6z1sXbO79h0xBLcehuBBy/w400-h180/2C9FFF7E-7F98-4FFB-B1DF-83A84B02B952.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Scatter Terrain</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So now I have a wargaming table I need some scatter terrain to go on it. So I will be creating streams, rivers, villages, fields, woods and more for my table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Mystery Item </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I don’t know what this is yet, it’s still a mystery, but I am sure I’ll find something extra to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well that’s about it, it feels like it’s quite a lot, so I’d better go off and start doing it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep your dice rolling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-1723374939405965652024-01-05T14:47:00.000-08:002024-01-05T14:56:05.082-08:002023 A year in review <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxM0XGDMyMZE5k0cwfo1i4UNWBOqw2joh3rGbwoRXDmQ1kn5k-caJHUDmdLpn0n-kLY_xGOn_QxsxHzLSIjU_1iVHbODvGjg7udIQaai5W04S7IIulYX3BDrK2qI_E6aPO88s6tRY0B251PwgWvags4cc_bL3U3I60v7wAzAETBdQvJ9eSc6d0EiDt2k/s2387/20240104_201025000_iOS.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="2387" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxM0XGDMyMZE5k0cwfo1i4UNWBOqw2joh3rGbwoRXDmQ1kn5k-caJHUDmdLpn0n-kLY_xGOn_QxsxHzLSIjU_1iVHbODvGjg7udIQaai5W04S7IIulYX3BDrK2qI_E6aPO88s6tRY0B251PwgWvags4cc_bL3U3I60v7wAzAETBdQvJ9eSc6d0EiDt2k/w400-h225/20240104_201025000_iOS.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">As is by now customary, it’s time to review my year in wargaming and the hobby in 2023, and see what I managed to achieve and which hopes were cruelly dashed. Again it turns out I had a really busy time hobbywise and got a tremendous amount of things done.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Last January I created an Ovelist to help visualise my hopes and aspirations. The Ovelist is named after its creator Andy Ovel from the </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hobby-support-group/id1542988818" style="font-size: 14.666667px;">Hobby Support Group Podcast</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and is just a simple pictorial way of setting targets and goals. As you can see I managed a creditable 9 of my hoped for 12 goals.</span></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HRyag2NiaMaOkKtDWIY-0cx40inkZQe9Ce2kl2wj0_i9-ziaecWnANXKshFXn1MvLO8qae5OsR74-KXhLFkiYxxibHBLiKBgocRHURK9uzKea4Mb3f1NX-K8AzoZ4G_0-ODoHTuQ_zeSZ_FolqgHvx186_E35rLuFKJdzbyAWIbdW-qf0oIk0h9tdWA/s1279/FB_IMG_1696926093585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HRyag2NiaMaOkKtDWIY-0cx40inkZQe9Ce2kl2wj0_i9-ziaecWnANXKshFXn1MvLO8qae5OsR74-KXhLFkiYxxibHBLiKBgocRHURK9uzKea4Mb3f1NX-K8AzoZ4G_0-ODoHTuQ_zeSZ_FolqgHvx186_E35rLuFKJdzbyAWIbdW-qf0oIk0h9tdWA/w360-h640/FB_IMG_1696926093585.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdpz9LCohBQBeoEYcSimhb08-PraYUpmzu5V8TANjIi8dT1Da6R-n4C0_MKf5NN7W-Z0TO-0qJLzrG6JpauRGJrSxXESIJ7SckB7f7UY9N8G_cAsK__ULKUXgl8uKcnV65CZsDhyiX7j14WxYDjmMBP7ydT-VwnpO_19jG_HeQCLFKU4Uxz5rmqzGygk/s4000/IMG_20231008_125738542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdpz9LCohBQBeoEYcSimhb08-PraYUpmzu5V8TANjIi8dT1Da6R-n4C0_MKf5NN7W-Z0TO-0qJLzrG6JpauRGJrSxXESIJ7SckB7f7UY9N8G_cAsK__ULKUXgl8uKcnV65CZsDhyiX7j14WxYDjmMBP7ydT-VwnpO_19jG_HeQCLFKU4Uxz5rmqzGygk/w400-h225/IMG_20231008_125738542.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;">Scarif board</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">My main project for the year was the building of the Scarif board. I’m absolutely delighted with the way it has turned out. This dominated my hobby time for the first 6 months of 2023 but was ultimately very satisfying. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"></p><ul><li><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 14.666667px;">I got to work with foam and foam board to create structures in ways I’ve not done before with the highlight being Scarif Tower.</span></span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I used electrical ducting to create the series of transport lines and systems that surround the tower</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I recreated the aerial and space elements of the battle giving my board a 3rd dimension towering 6ft above the table.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I bought in a number of different 3D prints and re-purposed some models I’ve owned for 20+ years</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">A significant number of readers of this blog or of my facebook posts have said hello - thank you for reading and for introducing yourselves it means a great deal to me. I even had some players come to the show just to play my game after they’d had such a good time the previous year with Imjin.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">The board won best participation game and best small model at the Other Partizan</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">It’s been to Phalanx, the Joy of Six and Fiasco and will be heading to York and Hammerhead.</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 14.666667px;">I’m now starting to look at options for the future of the board itself </span></span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mVaZGwqT3KIYccsDtgXXT2LEYddkSU-rXxq8qJomtpg6SnjRINbIVsOrT1CHsii_rudmRijeb4otYe4TtVSYx7gPJk2iIirxXQTHQbmhif__PCgVM5aMsULW4edXxndEsT-5eC4b9r6Z9ys0xc9QpRvYlQVrC6JphdhZ1ANJZpIkWk6Vw8LAQX4/s400/968CB992-4F4E-4C63-8414-4ECABAE67497.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mVaZGwqT3KIYccsDtgXXT2LEYddkSU-rXxq8qJomtpg6SnjRINbIVsOrT1CHsii_rudmRijeb4otYe4TtVSYx7gPJk2iIirxXQTHQbmhif__PCgVM5aMsULW4edXxndEsT-5eC4b9r6Z9ys0xc9QpRvYlQVrC6JphdhZ1ANJZpIkWk6Vw8LAQX4/w400-h313/968CB992-4F4E-4C63-8414-4ECABAE67497.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cgN1R8uqEkpAavm7sMGEAR_Ocyp22Cs-ZN9oHDsu_iVZcC5Kw0mBHRk-4KihtCNOQzit8BAVBh6lAZtstLQiDtk09oHgMMIlX1KChROzPRZ6zMUBLqTLpvc2ay0KqmGVFu2yG9Q0q8QKpI_BZP_YjVcv_XBmAgKcJuEdCputJQCjqFQnoPo8sbWsB6k/s4000/IMG_20230429_120848668.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cgN1R8uqEkpAavm7sMGEAR_Ocyp22Cs-ZN9oHDsu_iVZcC5Kw0mBHRk-4KihtCNOQzit8BAVBh6lAZtstLQiDtk09oHgMMIlX1KChROzPRZ6zMUBLqTLpvc2ay0KqmGVFu2yG9Q0q8QKpI_BZP_YjVcv_XBmAgKcJuEdCputJQCjqFQnoPo8sbWsB6k/w400-h180/IMG_20230429_120848668.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum Imjin event </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I retired my Imjin River board at the beginning of May after taking it to York, Hammerhead and Salute. My friend David joined me as we refought the battle one last time in the fantastic setting of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire museum. Over three days we recreated the battle with visitors to the museum taking the part of the Glosters or the Chinese. The Glosters were able to hold out until the morning of the 25th April until they ran out of ammunition, as they did historically. This is one of my all time wargaming highlights as we met with veterans of the regiment, some of whom had served with soldiers that had fought in the battle as well visitors whose relatives had fought at the battle. It was great to involve members of the public in the game, particularly those very unlikely to wargame. Of the visitors that got involved more than half were female and with only a small amount of encouragement they were quickly making tactical decisions and complaining about dice rolls!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My board is now on long term loan to the museum and can be seen by museum visitors and hopefully helps tell the story of the epic battle fought in 1951.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR43djWW1EfPApNI5ApOJGBh0bKt1ssZnNA_7V8wkM7i5HcSk2-4xEp4oBcfrKzx0Ter6OC_Kp1vpcb5RBvxMnK-OUuzhRgpw9GSGI3sgQQsnd5P84fJaUbLbmHuzWkZlNeWC7ds1JpEZJp0XzF224sYKbouKM805t82yxAZ3GHIkeoe2RAjbeE9MzfU/s4000/IMG_20231211_104215498_MP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR43djWW1EfPApNI5ApOJGBh0bKt1ssZnNA_7V8wkM7i5HcSk2-4xEp4oBcfrKzx0Ter6OC_Kp1vpcb5RBvxMnK-OUuzhRgpw9GSGI3sgQQsnd5P84fJaUbLbmHuzWkZlNeWC7ds1JpEZJp0XzF224sYKbouKM805t82yxAZ3GHIkeoe2RAjbeE9MzfU/w400-h225/IMG_20231211_104215498_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyJgpPV4Ze_hJ7ranbhHROBAhDG1mmFvqvZBioQ0q1WRUVp77nueIy8CmGoGijcy6lSVaTgH9PDuIg2a9J8oAIs0RpkyYuuzaqceHdGso9t27BTuFV9u8x79XoO0q_QmvM3LK0ZK8XiKCgCS0TyGGTgA8KQfhTkBQ5_5HF9EjBk2ChuefUyMKLlavGDw/s4000/IMG_20230619_155253971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyJgpPV4Ze_hJ7ranbhHROBAhDG1mmFvqvZBioQ0q1WRUVp77nueIy8CmGoGijcy6lSVaTgH9PDuIg2a9J8oAIs0RpkyYuuzaqceHdGso9t27BTuFV9u8x79XoO0q_QmvM3LK0ZK8XiKCgCS0TyGGTgA8KQfhTkBQ5_5HF9EjBk2ChuefUyMKLlavGDw/w400-h225/IMG_20230619_155253971.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2gL206FWZ2RVvyJIsxHro09_gczO8p-xQTPGcT9zuFaJim908uD-gYmfkFZNZDW4CgLwYc4OuZ90_X62WqE8URebkcsjAcGFrXGzLvEJHrzMFL7agOhsWMC_JroACPWI5SLlXBLjkbbgCtz6jJB8jRHbn1Yb2nNEN97BJC9WKI4z0i4GLLaUzsLE6Os/s4032/IMG_3400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2gL206FWZ2RVvyJIsxHro09_gczO8p-xQTPGcT9zuFaJim908uD-gYmfkFZNZDW4CgLwYc4OuZ90_X62WqE8URebkcsjAcGFrXGzLvEJHrzMFL7agOhsWMC_JroACPWI5SLlXBLjkbbgCtz6jJB8jRHbn1Yb2nNEN97BJC9WKI4z0i4GLLaUzsLE6Os/w400-h300/IMG_3400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit, serif;">Permanent Hobby Space</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">This year was my first with a permanent hobby space. In the early moths of the year I was able to complete outfitting the space and stocking it with supplies and materials. I used it to build my Scarif board and then begin to create scatter terrain. I was also able to host games consistently.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ8HBDxSNxyK4xh9Iz9CZxVfzn-23YauYIj17C70r0VLJlxAioOkib10TFv6lF48IJX3mutYkjsJTvAlWq_MhLyfGBxAxG-veR73GffETSLc2IunP3_03fKgSN0mx7RVCAbwVESWoCEeCb6evTutcKohgdfLf9Q4e15xV22owCEkR1Xs5wk4rust7W_s/s4000/IMG_20230226_105609043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ8HBDxSNxyK4xh9Iz9CZxVfzn-23YauYIj17C70r0VLJlxAioOkib10TFv6lF48IJX3mutYkjsJTvAlWq_MhLyfGBxAxG-veR73GffETSLc2IunP3_03fKgSN0mx7RVCAbwVESWoCEeCb6evTutcKohgdfLf9Q4e15xV22owCEkR1Xs5wk4rust7W_s/w400-h180/IMG_20230226_105609043.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3l3qdeB8nOwFKAx8PjgksjZ2e22r-Hji_NLoei0GXSA3olZWV0Sib5zCBI2g32Y88xuxTGQGKxCB7GoWGA2fTDyGANmU-K_LSD7bhoVE73R7HhLmYiUGJH2I9MoG-1dPK2C4NB0bDKfTYBDER1eCDy7CuO3VwTkqYJ59t9GOvS1zJD3O8OV4Mcdcd_Q/s4000/IMG_20230909_171128217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3l3qdeB8nOwFKAx8PjgksjZ2e22r-Hji_NLoei0GXSA3olZWV0Sib5zCBI2g32Y88xuxTGQGKxCB7GoWGA2fTDyGANmU-K_LSD7bhoVE73R7HhLmYiUGJH2I9MoG-1dPK2C4NB0bDKfTYBDER1eCDy7CuO3VwTkqYJ59t9GOvS1zJD3O8OV4Mcdcd_Q/w400-h225/IMG_20230909_171128217.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc; text-align: left;">Gaming </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Using my new hobby space I was able to host a small number of Big Battle Weekends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The first was a huge recreation of the Battle of Prokhorovka which saw two German SS divisions crash into an entire Soviet Tank Army. We used hundreds of stands of infantry and tanks in this battle with epic quantities of aircraft and artillery. Over two days both sides fought each other to a standstill. Six friends and I had an awesome time.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">The second game was a Battle of the Bulge refight with two smaller games determining the starting conditions for the big game itself. It was another epic two day fight.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I my third big game was on my small Arnhem board. It was the refight of the three days at the bridge and was very enjoyable for all concerned even if the scenario didn’t quite achieve what I wanted it to do.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I also managed a few games of with David and met and gamed with a new acquaintances.</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I also host consistently 3 different D&D games, including one run be my eldest for his school friends.</span></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsaD5iOlrbWo5IXp8fZxW8rOTIRSyByp2eQUDCEu8UsTRG00XbBonl4GB95GpGumnRJR14ZTRg1Gd6cZoYczTr2mwujWcQl8igADZRe8_wbAeIUl-pZ1SYgROt44wBlM2C7heI8Kr-3nmE1wlB9OwRm76uyerAru8yhXWGiNfATBGR537-_BdOzZeVWk/s2592/IMG_20230828_092154908.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsaD5iOlrbWo5IXp8fZxW8rOTIRSyByp2eQUDCEu8UsTRG00XbBonl4GB95GpGumnRJR14ZTRg1Gd6cZoYczTr2mwujWcQl8igADZRe8_wbAeIUl-pZ1SYgROt44wBlM2C7heI8Kr-3nmE1wlB9OwRm76uyerAru8yhXWGiNfATBGR537-_BdOzZeVWk/w400-h225/IMG_20230828_092154908.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzKlptUikN8XDK4FRgQc-gjU2Admm1NoSUw84U834_dOCyugyWaGglYPmN3KKfKWZbY20JyzyM1X_K4S34T9RDOzojNt59U69AlBJEyF_Hef5dLLJ_XCTftidpCR27uAAnoqGGy9yTIGUPu_71cRf5DuyJ9NYhFxCCOzttXS06Xtx6MbD3Kctu0oqsCw/s2592/IMG_20230828_092412813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzKlptUikN8XDK4FRgQc-gjU2Admm1NoSUw84U834_dOCyugyWaGglYPmN3KKfKWZbY20JyzyM1X_K4S34T9RDOzojNt59U69AlBJEyF_Hef5dLLJ_XCTftidpCR27uAAnoqGGy9yTIGUPu_71cRf5DuyJ9NYhFxCCOzttXS06Xtx6MbD3Kctu0oqsCw/w400-h225/IMG_20230828_092412813.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdyULPWc0a598PX_10IR-aks2V6-s-hVBTETLKiZdkHxS1jySuX-FdDkHldjh7SQPNV1pGixJfYJGBwpNyE-WRJZL4rIrojXkmey6KvZY1mjgHKDKzqi3XjNenXXMErKLMqHJhDm8dssQfhBD9n_ghIj5OY7tAtV85XvfYZ01GCzgj8JqfS8L4b4S5Os/s4000/IMG_20231003_084455998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdyULPWc0a598PX_10IR-aks2V6-s-hVBTETLKiZdkHxS1jySuX-FdDkHldjh7SQPNV1pGixJfYJGBwpNyE-WRJZL4rIrojXkmey6KvZY1mjgHKDKzqi3XjNenXXMErKLMqHJhDm8dssQfhBD9n_ghIj5OY7tAtV85XvfYZ01GCzgj8JqfS8L4b4S5Os/w400-h225/IMG_20231003_084455998.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">3D printing </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I managed to persuade the Mrs to let me get a 3D printer and so in August I took delivery of a Mars 3 and in no time I was printing out a whole host of Turner Miniatures WW1 figures. I’m really impressed with the quality and level of detail that can be achieved as well as the versatility. I’ve created bespoke combinations of troops on bases, designed and printed my own counters and markers and begun to use Blender files to create unique figures.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv2IuXVXhD5LZJ0GvzWPV6eBp4xx9u_SfUY_-jDMzqeWQoaqSVhjZ6RpkkbLMu2gq7plJJNLHBtx4eMkYmrfjbG4SJrp5yeXu1AXefTIvgTZ-Jszg4L9SIITzyjjFoRlvaQe_LavQ8NKlbFh3xTKa4lv1veYNFplluBKPWBZ9tDsWmMwO03iHI4v6llw/s4000/IMG_20230411_165954652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv2IuXVXhD5LZJ0GvzWPV6eBp4xx9u_SfUY_-jDMzqeWQoaqSVhjZ6RpkkbLMu2gq7plJJNLHBtx4eMkYmrfjbG4SJrp5yeXu1AXefTIvgTZ-Jszg4L9SIITzyjjFoRlvaQe_LavQ8NKlbFh3xTKa4lv1veYNFplluBKPWBZ9tDsWmMwO03iHI4v6llw/w400-h180/IMG_20230411_165954652.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">WW1</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">This was both a success and a setback. I have been able to paint a sizeable force of British soldiers and so am really well placed to be able to game WW1. However, work on the rules, has slowed even more than it did last year as David and I struggled with so many other commitments that something had to give and unfortunately we just haven’t been able to schedule any battle time for WW1. We did make some progress and I think we are getting very close to finalising the basic rules but we just need gaming time to get us over the line.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Passing Regrets</span></b></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">The kids still show no interest in wargaming. And whilst one has really taken to D&D and mini painting the other has given up on it. Ho hum.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I didn’t blog as frequently as I could have done, indeed I finished my Scarif model 6 months ago and haven’t finished writing it up on here yet.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I didn’t produce any YouTube content at all. Pretty much going to have to accept it’s not for me.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mPmQHFvGcXpwyZTn3J0g5_0doKK7-dguDDPpx1ijKHmGM5oxJ3i4j4oL9lCq2w-vioTrM4eC10nV8bC5OorIIAWdBxV7rrO6ox9D6E1QgYg1Ig73V1IZBy_Ljv5j9OlXE52d8wKPAob48itTnJLMImgWxVLQLf8ZmSin8z7FrmmAN3Jci-itcL2VVrw/s960/FB_IMG_1696877802999.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mPmQHFvGcXpwyZTn3J0g5_0doKK7-dguDDPpx1ijKHmGM5oxJ3i4j4oL9lCq2w-vioTrM4eC10nV8bC5OorIIAWdBxV7rrO6ox9D6E1QgYg1Ig73V1IZBy_Ljv5j9OlXE52d8wKPAob48itTnJLMImgWxVLQLf8ZmSin8z7FrmmAN3Jci-itcL2VVrw/w480-h640/FB_IMG_1696877802999.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wonderful Henry Hyde giving me a trophy at The Other Partizan for my Scarif game.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All things considered I think 2023 was a great year and with my hobby space and 3D printer all bedded in I think 2024 will be even better.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Keep your dice rolling!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Charles the Modeller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-15491489201002589122023-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:002023-12-01T12:01:39.254-08:00Battle of Scarif - adding the transit systems<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzj4tDNz-xw1XVjDKZd1Dh55VR8YY0BaMM4TuaOXSNkVpKaVotknjKySwlDrQgtJt_Z59FYEOTn5wvrivVhyC2DTEZnvfHou0hZuVKZcuWMVdrtlBnipa3aGi1d2oIs8tZY8G4e-TKve0ctapQKgRHLetqDsQEeHoTnmj5AraNg3t7oR957DSv15P4b0/s4000/IMG_20230513_114124538_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzj4tDNz-xw1XVjDKZd1Dh55VR8YY0BaMM4TuaOXSNkVpKaVotknjKySwlDrQgtJt_Z59FYEOTn5wvrivVhyC2DTEZnvfHou0hZuVKZcuWMVdrtlBnipa3aGi1d2oIs8tZY8G4e-TKve0ctapQKgRHLetqDsQEeHoTnmj5AraNg3t7oR957DSv15P4b0/w400-h180/IMG_20230513_114124538_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the key features of Scarif are the various transit lines that radiate out from the citadel tower. They draw the eye to the main tower, connect the various islands and tie it all together. So having created the islands and the seas I could now add the transit systems to the board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHh-mlRt1UOqq4uf6qsMtifP219p0RwdL27YZmofgbnjA1yBDc3KMeF2QFPnwWN-yCq3TeO60GtchX3YgTuP04qGqe0CMnjTBihAQv24Z1mqjMUhnRDsuhkoJjGK2ICGkz22DMk3euhSIrjqLc1CUmOxtCYAKQ5EWEnhIZvAU0dCuLItgAZO8sqjh0BU/s606/scarif%20grid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHh-mlRt1UOqq4uf6qsMtifP219p0RwdL27YZmofgbnjA1yBDc3KMeF2QFPnwWN-yCq3TeO60GtchX3YgTuP04qGqe0CMnjTBihAQv24Z1mqjMUhnRDsuhkoJjGK2ICGkz22DMk3euhSIrjqLc1CUmOxtCYAKQ5EWEnhIZvAU0dCuLItgAZO8sqjh0BU/w269-h400/scarif%20grid.png" width="269" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The map really helped because it gave me a sense of the different elements - spur connectors, covered lines, open lines and a number of different junction and terminal structures. Then it was a case of looking through all the reference photos to get an approach for each piece. The next step was to determine the positioning of the lines and then the concentric rings. I had to adjust the location of the outer ring slightly to keep a section of it entirely on the board. I marked these all out with pencil on the board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1A_CEMyh0n9ICAjvV3vugI4XZbV-WjiM-yrYychCMzEzSVpolGhGP2umdwke4WwwIT_46pvR4A8Loo4UQAZuUiR-bMhwuRWMeJVRBG_g6k7lcZSMJ2xxi4sjHZxpX3_V7O6hTPbj_Ie47FYtgUxrsBlWMAF9mc3xTHaHrR6Z0a-1Vp8fz6Dvk1FAzsw/s800/IMG_3671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1A_CEMyh0n9ICAjvV3vugI4XZbV-WjiM-yrYychCMzEzSVpolGhGP2umdwke4WwwIT_46pvR4A8Loo4UQAZuUiR-bMhwuRWMeJVRBG_g6k7lcZSMJ2xxi4sjHZxpX3_V7O6hTPbj_Ie47FYtgUxrsBlWMAF9mc3xTHaHrR6Z0a-1Vp8fz6Dvk1FAzsw/s320/IMG_3671.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The transit lines I created using electrical mini trunking from my local DIY store. I experimented with various sizes but essentially went for the smallest ones because the islands are not very wide and I needed the space for figures to be able to fit on them. The first sections of line, as seen in the movie, are open at the top and seem to feature maglev pods. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFbNj2Lsjr6oP5MFiDPpdpEa4PlHgcsYgMyw0cw6L0421kYYURouH0ogcQYiuQgoomi6lGy0Irk1eL1iehi4_fSwPSodviQRZ6ptQnQP0GT4VP7xK48xlPvXjGARy6cMwaPfggjytOJrN6JFZ2BeNhhhDAKC2_09LMOI7H9VXJXj8Y0VyDVAA5m8VaTQ/s1165/IMG_3183.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFbNj2Lsjr6oP5MFiDPpdpEa4PlHgcsYgMyw0cw6L0421kYYURouH0ogcQYiuQgoomi6lGy0Irk1eL1iehi4_fSwPSodviQRZ6ptQnQP0GT4VP7xK48xlPvXjGARy6cMwaPfggjytOJrN6JFZ2BeNhhhDAKC2_09LMOI7H9VXJXj8Y0VyDVAA5m8VaTQ/w400-h295/IMG_3183.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For this I used the <a href="https://www.diy.com/departments/d-line-trunking-length/5056335600595_BQ.prd">square trunking</a>, 10mm wide and 8mm tall. It has one side that clips on, so I just removed it. The idea was to trim this piece and then insert it at the bottom of the trunking and use the ridges as the rails. The remainder of the lines I used D-line <a href="https://www.diy.com/departments/d-line-white-semi-circle-trunking-length-w-16mm-l-2m-h-8mm/211941_BQ.prd">D shape trunking</a> 16mm wide and 8mm high.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwByGCB-5C9NZoQTTh763O0cw4ER3JCdlQVQcCgxHNZgFAALhODmqM13mFSyXTUMF7PFV8kfOvVoRqUe6jPe7tuMSES0II7RFSs5KsjtQh0ZiOjmMXJttUukxTJc8tn9NAySxiHzspo80h6K5_sLkfSBNUrTG7r71YXmybzovJ4pJcObqnuYleS7p9kCY/s4000/IMG_20230514_134446044_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwByGCB-5C9NZoQTTh763O0cw4ER3JCdlQVQcCgxHNZgFAALhODmqM13mFSyXTUMF7PFV8kfOvVoRqUe6jPe7tuMSES0II7RFSs5KsjtQh0ZiOjmMXJttUukxTJc8tn9NAySxiHzspo80h6K5_sLkfSBNUrTG7r71YXmybzovJ4pJcObqnuYleS7p9kCY/w180-h400/IMG_20230514_134446044_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I added landing pads using small rectangles of plasticard cut to a rough size based off the map and placed on the board and edges tided up. The transit line pieces were all cut to a rough length and laid out on the board. In order to be able to use the trunking for the interconnecting rings I used a hacksaw and cut halfway through the trunking at regular intervals. I then bent the trunking evenly along its length until it conformed to the curve I needed. Using polyfiller and liquid green stuff I filled in the cuts and then sanded them smooth. Once painted they appeared smooth and like new.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WmqMusWKbv3HU7bn4vcNE_VfG0AKvQ3B6YtMi9fXsxLN-YDtSUijChGZZ8sCsgmM9IttICQPRe81cyu-Bm3-FC9TUs-KHZbGtkO-yPNIbBsYtCZvLAi6maHo36YUd19MI1UPXPm9FQrNz0z325dcvE23vimTGtVF0-yLgodYhZJnQ8ipoMw8I9OuADc/s673/IMG_20230514_134446044_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="673" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WmqMusWKbv3HU7bn4vcNE_VfG0AKvQ3B6YtMi9fXsxLN-YDtSUijChGZZ8sCsgmM9IttICQPRe81cyu-Bm3-FC9TUs-KHZbGtkO-yPNIbBsYtCZvLAi6maHo36YUd19MI1UPXPm9FQrNz0z325dcvE23vimTGtVF0-yLgodYhZJnQ8ipoMw8I9OuADc/w400-h224/IMG_20230514_134446044_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Where the lines crossed over the sea I cut some styrene 3.2mm square rod and used these as support struts. I couldn’t see anything like a support in any of the photos from the movie but I needed them to help secure the trunking on to the board, particularly for the concentric rings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WQdYbhibnRxU5GkPbfnZW-hW9AvEJteVUQcEUuwKKJazE6rmVJdEn1dmXXVSdwCPBEDXDYHgErxYnMdUdUgZY95GD9t1G6Ygrg6xoH_MgTR6q4iginrYB70AOKCYQpBj65k1sP-ySBu52YkUypgRTE7yFh5r3MfntQ95JUKKQYkDx5UvA-2BGskvkhw/s800/IMG_3659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WQdYbhibnRxU5GkPbfnZW-hW9AvEJteVUQcEUuwKKJazE6rmVJdEn1dmXXVSdwCPBEDXDYHgErxYnMdUdUgZY95GD9t1G6Ygrg6xoH_MgTR6q4iginrYB70AOKCYQpBj65k1sP-ySBu52YkUypgRTE7yFh5r3MfntQ95JUKKQYkDx5UvA-2BGskvkhw/w400-h400/IMG_3659.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBnRNTvibzvpYpmy2YeV_P2x3-faeLZ08mDB24Oz17RzCWvlXR3ZzW7RdlZfNJhpo5fEX4aLkfvVjLUOrFCcJn9GNg9lCMMFN4iblK3J9vWb9ZTI8jMMynLcp4hp0JwYcTdaavGHMtmFZfGjmQuLg1Wxl_VBG3mfFAuCy07GRoSwolOKEr_wsNnoO3eY/s4000/IMG_20230519_203122315.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBnRNTvibzvpYpmy2YeV_P2x3-faeLZ08mDB24Oz17RzCWvlXR3ZzW7RdlZfNJhpo5fEX4aLkfvVjLUOrFCcJn9GNg9lCMMFN4iblK3J9vWb9ZTI8jMMynLcp4hp0JwYcTdaavGHMtmFZfGjmQuLg1Wxl_VBG3mfFAuCy07GRoSwolOKEr_wsNnoO3eY/w400-h180/IMG_20230519_203122315.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The terminals were made from slightly oversized D-line junction end pieces. These were trimmed slightly and to make the overhang another doors I simply snipped a 1mm wide piece off the end of the half round trunking and glued it on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqfJaX4LEhiMH3Qs_1wa-XIlFHOTAuaPic2wSLyKy-yQDdCrEnkuh6KJ_7Z8dhCMFl4CoV0EKZzpatDZHvt-jes2MG1PRsVR4DdRt4KMpA0_bISFF-RbdFYFWrS0zSnvvGb48lx8wWTI2uAaiORHaaMibvzEKK9mA3lI2rK2qOKGRECcS6yZfYRGhq8g/s674/IMG_3660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="674" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqfJaX4LEhiMH3Qs_1wa-XIlFHOTAuaPic2wSLyKy-yQDdCrEnkuh6KJ_7Z8dhCMFl4CoV0EKZzpatDZHvt-jes2MG1PRsVR4DdRt4KMpA0_bISFF-RbdFYFWrS0zSnvvGb48lx8wWTI2uAaiORHaaMibvzEKK9mA3lI2rK2qOKGRECcS6yZfYRGhq8g/w400-h355/IMG_3660.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERzTD5Wjg0e8ax0OxaHgaU4Iu6hKBLSM7Hfq0C0LI52UsIaRDRQZxIBCkpdssQgTsuv7zo70XJxQ_17QjDnpYm2LK31x6nPnC_Mj2cTlBg2OwHfhyphenhyphenJb48K8itglf6IjpGigegpONXchEznRpI7kQXEwUUlt4Tl820frlo_XE0a7KrZD0RsC6s2LxP_v0/s4000/IMG_20230514_152439379_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERzTD5Wjg0e8ax0OxaHgaU4Iu6hKBLSM7Hfq0C0LI52UsIaRDRQZxIBCkpdssQgTsuv7zo70XJxQ_17QjDnpYm2LK31x6nPnC_Mj2cTlBg2OwHfhyphenhyphenJb48K8itglf6IjpGigegpONXchEznRpI7kQXEwUUlt4Tl820frlo_XE0a7KrZD0RsC6s2LxP_v0/w288-h640/IMG_20230514_152439379_MP.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A number of other junctions were made using oversize trunking junctions, either 90 degree angle junctions or T junctions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZgCIEtswQlIOjv4mQdyFLZ0K9G7Po_QRirtcO-7IPIAlRKY8Ezk6O5607bKRayYyMxwmNrOin3LU4mZVXqnpranhMQ1Imucs5cbxF1HsDsnmo2o2TrX5ESzN7-j-nWxqoiSGzE99Owic6tcNs3iayT0y8QtqgFlAM4AizepAtUVy6LSL4_7kplRAirc/s1165/IMG_3192.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZgCIEtswQlIOjv4mQdyFLZ0K9G7Po_QRirtcO-7IPIAlRKY8Ezk6O5607bKRayYyMxwmNrOin3LU4mZVXqnpranhMQ1Imucs5cbxF1HsDsnmo2o2TrX5ESzN7-j-nWxqoiSGzE99Owic6tcNs3iayT0y8QtqgFlAM4AizepAtUVy6LSL4_7kplRAirc/w400-h295/IMG_3192.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Movie stills also indicated that there were a number of triangular buildings seemingly situated at key points along the transit lines. These were created by placing a straight trunking joiner at right angle to the line and then cutting a triangular block from the pink foam. Using a modelling file I then filed a depression centred on the peak of the triangle until I had created a 3mm indent. I then created a topper in the shape of a cross from the 3mm styrene rod. Several other larger structures were visible in the stills and so these were simply approximated out of the pink foam.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRVyEwjvA4gA0IjvmFNJbE_yWfvdMY3MPpISr1OR2qgYNNqUXCJu9jKxtrDzDUY7h3GGrtzdfpZphk9A1pfRZIAB3ar4moZGC9w6_1eMICDCMdUO0wOu-9DLQ28FEFD4cl3Qko8I2Pe7C2HC9yC9UKlwVYKbZB49c7GZCdLttZ0sa_nXo-4z9A5HTTo/s3088/IMG_3437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yRVyEwjvA4gA0IjvmFNJbE_yWfvdMY3MPpISr1OR2qgYNNqUXCJu9jKxtrDzDUY7h3GGrtzdfpZphk9A1pfRZIAB3ar4moZGC9w6_1eMICDCMdUO0wOu-9DLQ28FEFD4cl3Qko8I2Pe7C2HC9yC9UKlwVYKbZB49c7GZCdLttZ0sa_nXo-4z9A5HTTo/w400-h300/IMG_3437.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The transit lines ending at the base of the tower had more intricate and larger sections. The lines tended to be in groups of 3, terminating adjacent to each other. However those joining separately seemed to mirror the line opposite it. There seemed to be two types of junction, a slightly larger more intricate one on both outsides of the three and a simpler one in the middle. The middle piece used an electrical junction box used when you cut through the power cable of an appliances by accident to get it working again and a flanged electric junction piece. The outer ones used a plastic cable gland waterproof compression connector with hexagonal nuts cut into halves lengthways and more oversize trunking connectors with a triangular piece of pink foam glued on top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-69BkHnK18GLo-I3PDuH7emtblnJCcUfi8HANcc4Nt1KZ1yXp6mm9_yc0u5zdiuGXJF1AqhQTKvW2kjpFa_HYIVmdvLX6oiVjVTNWEUvROX1swMqqgzDO5dD1834scdXqvfCD69LlVvaKRSZFDZJnq-T3Nd_JoFzIYmy11RxlnrcPYucgCJzmXUhq20/s4000/IMG_20230513_114143383_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-69BkHnK18GLo-I3PDuH7emtblnJCcUfi8HANcc4Nt1KZ1yXp6mm9_yc0u5zdiuGXJF1AqhQTKvW2kjpFa_HYIVmdvLX6oiVjVTNWEUvROX1swMqqgzDO5dD1834scdXqvfCD69LlVvaKRSZFDZJnq-T3Nd_JoFzIYmy11RxlnrcPYucgCJzmXUhq20/w400-h180/IMG_20230513_114143383_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once all the pieces were in place and glued firmly to the board I simply painted them a middle grey using the same painter test pots I’d used on the base. All very straightforward once I had figured out how I was going to approach it. Other little flourishes were added in a small number of places, such as the barracks and at cargo terminals using the same connectors slightly differently. As soon as this was done the shape of the board became significantly clearer and the size of these pieces determined the size of the trees and bushes I would use to complete the layout of the terrain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv2YLOORlJYhoR30H5iwh0tx3mqQqky94BB0BC7sAZoxM5izFi7-xoWZLiu22jVItyhXD_v5rqwhl-xu5PkyVzmNzqzY4FhgP-fVbrUh7YbcZxb-B-KtdMJEYSWxqO_PCjwWyuwUmGir_QFvFjwzoX888RLDyWpldFoI-XxVS0HEXFey19-tCzj5N43g/s4000/IMG_20230513_114124538_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv2YLOORlJYhoR30H5iwh0tx3mqQqky94BB0BC7sAZoxM5izFi7-xoWZLiu22jVItyhXD_v5rqwhl-xu5PkyVzmNzqzY4FhgP-fVbrUh7YbcZxb-B-KtdMJEYSWxqO_PCjwWyuwUmGir_QFvFjwzoX888RLDyWpldFoI-XxVS0HEXFey19-tCzj5N43g/w400-h180/IMG_20230513_114124538_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next time I will talk about how I laid out the grass, bushes and the various solutions I looked at for trees. Until then keep the dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-14790945784825490932023-07-20T06:48:00.004-07:002023-07-20T06:48:38.478-07:00Battle of Scarif - creating the islands and water<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUaSM_QQLV9G8ErpSx6Ov9ts269VCWu3MrIsf2ozyYvYswdFqSVP5istDrXvoeY71DrILHqzhFgPldV-HeXgIrME4GZ1NkXlttCixPeqaUjpAuAzyH5CTe4M6d1LBxEgeyunhVDL-_vYKjauVChaxE3B2hnVcSuJsnwkt1tCr6Q6ZhMI8s2-ayjysmcw/s4000/IMG_20230415_165747870.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUaSM_QQLV9G8ErpSx6Ov9ts269VCWu3MrIsf2ozyYvYswdFqSVP5istDrXvoeY71DrILHqzhFgPldV-HeXgIrME4GZ1NkXlttCixPeqaUjpAuAzyH5CTe4M6d1LBxEgeyunhVDL-_vYKjauVChaxE3B2hnVcSuJsnwkt1tCr6Q6ZhMI8s2-ayjysmcw/w400-h180/IMG_20230415_165747870.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once I’d created the <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2023/06/battle-of-scarif-creating-base-of.html">base of the citadel tower</a> I could then begin to create the rest of the terrain for the board. This was essentially the islands that surround the tower and the seas that flowed between them. Once done this would allow me to see the outline of the final board and I could then begin planning the creation and placement of the transit system infrastructure. As usual I started with the map.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH-Q8kOWK0SxC3AhREBWUT-IoAx3skOZ59i9oJ9mG_tfAsMKlZ1WTJmvKJGgtT4lhDcsBD0IefM_yAR7XJP9g71H6LqWJVxgJCyxdeiKgIb9bAuDPit-5JLIBXyek_2_ELv_zfwSh9WQu1L3TXo4KqB9owUc1ofz76Hw7p4Xfkxr7c2Z3xBnLbCT4y9I/s606/scarif%20grid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH-Q8kOWK0SxC3AhREBWUT-IoAx3skOZ59i9oJ9mG_tfAsMKlZ1WTJmvKJGgtT4lhDcsBD0IefM_yAR7XJP9g71H6LqWJVxgJCyxdeiKgIb9bAuDPit-5JLIBXyek_2_ELv_zfwSh9WQu1L3TXo4KqB9owUc1ofz76Hw7p4Xfkxr7c2Z3xBnLbCT4y9I/w269-h400/scarif%20grid.png" width="269" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This build gave me an enormous amount of flexibility at this stage. It’s a made up map of a made up world and so accuracy was not a big concern and the islands are small and low so no need for <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/imjin-contoured-board-lots-and-lots-of.html" target="_blank">complex contouring</a>! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had reduced the tower base so that it fitted neatly into a 60cm by 60cm section of a board. I decided to slightly increase the length of some of the island chains so that they took up almost all of the length of the board. As these islands would be where most of the action took place having more area made sense. I marked my boards with 30cm squares and then marked out the edges of each island onto it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsKsaKv06BMg61jGyiKXMrDAyBPZiyr1OE1vUYO2P-xP7nLJuqgvuqGP_1L3mZUl5MrTAJ2gZDLANDUTSaVGaQHGW_p97Bq_ORZWlGxheMh_iGO--M57FHwdIqX3EtHNJDL3AKowL0LCd8UnW4IvNz1rPuzy3fUb44knerGr4-Oy_00CexCZ6lyXwHV0/s4000/IMG_20230310_203342496_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsKsaKv06BMg61jGyiKXMrDAyBPZiyr1OE1vUYO2P-xP7nLJuqgvuqGP_1L3mZUl5MrTAJ2gZDLANDUTSaVGaQHGW_p97Bq_ORZWlGxheMh_iGO--M57FHwdIqX3EtHNJDL3AKowL0LCd8UnW4IvNz1rPuzy3fUb44knerGr4-Oy_00CexCZ6lyXwHV0/w400-h180/IMG_20230310_203342496_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I used 3mm deep foam boards to create the islands roughly cutting it to size. I intended to use sculptamold to cover it and to create the gently sloping beaches so each piece was cut well inside the lines marked on the board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP7BgADt2JeCxiuAPUlngWyDPLS_z_RtNOlgpOjMQ5Npc0GVF6DRO6OwHD3ZjrtbS4E4O_iiJNPs_p_2v8OA09W6gWRG-75q1h-IYaARbuKKM7eQUrQrhT74BQoSpDtgD1__nZJos7DaPxAjafeSO85qU6G7CQPwpNeAAylzosKEFqOlIMSBtf-w-H0Q/s4000/IMG_20230323_101015645_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP7BgADt2JeCxiuAPUlngWyDPLS_z_RtNOlgpOjMQ5Npc0GVF6DRO6OwHD3ZjrtbS4E4O_iiJNPs_p_2v8OA09W6gWRG-75q1h-IYaARbuKKM7eQUrQrhT74BQoSpDtgD1__nZJos7DaPxAjafeSO85qU6G7CQPwpNeAAylzosKEFqOlIMSBtf-w-H0Q/w400-h180/IMG_20230323_101015645_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1h3GmDDJjbvou_aNxYGSm-nWWgrweWdmBLeTJbk3MkSTGM9l7mEOjxNl0-x8T1UUtdoJtwl_Xz5Mrhu8bbaeT_QwEx8HcE9Z8fOk1XmPSlszI9_WoYXatjRfxvd4PbNQpicGXDJbudGwbWClPnezxOCllh89Zde22X2R__BGvUyxXC3MW-Um8XkhEqk/s4000/IMG_20230323_144518294.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1h3GmDDJjbvou_aNxYGSm-nWWgrweWdmBLeTJbk3MkSTGM9l7mEOjxNl0-x8T1UUtdoJtwl_Xz5Mrhu8bbaeT_QwEx8HcE9Z8fOk1XmPSlszI9_WoYXatjRfxvd4PbNQpicGXDJbudGwbWClPnezxOCllh89Zde22X2R__BGvUyxXC3MW-Um8XkhEqk/w180-h400/IMG_20230323_144518294.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Adding sculptamold was pretty straightforward. The movie filmed this section in the Maldives so I looked at plenty of images of fabulous beaches before settling on Leyland Trade Magnolia paint to add into the mix because it looked right and I had a huge tub of it from an earlier decoration of my house. I added the paint to the mix before application to ensure if the surface got scratched and the interior was exposed that the colour would match. All the islands are flat so I just had to create the slopes of the beach and then wait for it to dry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAliA7I1MsVFlGqRtWiSn0sdjGTH1LJ7wqdrPRJV4VbJc72b7vpfWBSHSBvS6vpLBoB9wo1ef7vDuwaP87dUJ0ZzIS2Apsps9oqfA36TsvuQ8P0BNL1HqAXAW_OWzAFHyiAb3tebYqw9-Wu1nbfApTSR-w1qRWjPhaSDIyor2nZBVDvWXnnoEvEIjahA/s4000/IMG_20230323_144530287.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAliA7I1MsVFlGqRtWiSn0sdjGTH1LJ7wqdrPRJV4VbJc72b7vpfWBSHSBvS6vpLBoB9wo1ef7vDuwaP87dUJ0ZzIS2Apsps9oqfA36TsvuQ8P0BNL1HqAXAW_OWzAFHyiAb3tebYqw9-Wu1nbfApTSR-w1qRWjPhaSDIyor2nZBVDvWXnnoEvEIjahA/w400-h180/IMG_20230323_144530287.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">With the islands created I could now create the seas and water. The sea covers about 50% of the board and goes all the way along all the outside edges. I decided really early in the planning that a resin pour was not appropriate for this build. Scouring the internet I came across a YouTube video by Marklin of Sweden a railway modeller. He outlined a process using toilet paper and diluted PVA/ wood glue. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2TwpB7sVMn8" width="320" youtube-src-id="2TwpB7sVMn8"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I tried it first for the water reservoir at the base of the tower as this allowed me to experiment where any mistakes would not be terribly visible. The process is very straightforward, simple to do, cost efficient and delivers realistic results.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIfJQxyfnUJSkWloBZPS3CpV0IJedjKeTpRKSkHaBa_eZYQoiiPz4Q2cNQwwdxJ1w3aHU3sPT5iVjzbYQk9uSYTAkFGElPQvvlW7jjf3qk8Nnau1pErGkjbh4rrVOZFXqPGZfARCnPr0Ry922KpnM0XpPg9C-DHLnnUp5n6gx62oJ3JqpxWV20cHGRhQ/s4000/IMG_20230202_095429676_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIfJQxyfnUJSkWloBZPS3CpV0IJedjKeTpRKSkHaBa_eZYQoiiPz4Q2cNQwwdxJ1w3aHU3sPT5iVjzbYQk9uSYTAkFGElPQvvlW7jjf3qk8Nnau1pErGkjbh4rrVOZFXqPGZfARCnPr0Ry922KpnM0XpPg9C-DHLnnUp5n6gx62oJ3JqpxWV20cHGRhQ/w400-h180/IMG_20230202_095429676_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Several layers of toilet tissue are placed down, a layer at a time and thoroughly covered with watered down glue. Once all the toilet paper is down and wet an old large painting brush is used to ruche it up to create waves and to remove any pattern. With the reservoir I had to account for waterfalls and cooling inflow pipes as well as the unusual shape of the reservoir. I found it was very easy to work the tissue and create waves. Any issues could be easily rectified with more toilet paper and it remained workable for hours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQZVHsz1DjI95UksD85pcykHJUgSw8fQOqYtM1a98Gf2ClJ0UxaYVL_dJJwuGZw8rHwFlJAtr5EAmRVl2xTSTEjkuw47Wib25zfFnoVA3Mh-qNzSkulvt06OXPtFk4KyURyazwm2D6UTXa3YgiH5pgwv6T8kQJbUjEZseIV1704wSGej0CH-QAcmQi-4/s4000/IMG_20230202_103044965_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQZVHsz1DjI95UksD85pcykHJUgSw8fQOqYtM1a98Gf2ClJ0UxaYVL_dJJwuGZw8rHwFlJAtr5EAmRVl2xTSTEjkuw47Wib25zfFnoVA3Mh-qNzSkulvt06OXPtFk4KyURyazwm2D6UTXa3YgiH5pgwv6T8kQJbUjEZseIV1704wSGej0CH-QAcmQi-4/w400-h180/IMG_20230202_103044965_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once dry I painted the reservoir black and then dry brushed white with wave tops highlighted in white.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFlMp8ajslLbW7lMpBOaq76PSED5vS5tG8xmtz-EviNXsNSf_8Gm6eYhHy6QZsdAld3QglKghkSmCmyl5fCUJMc151D2VeVlnWgKEhbz6yuaPlh-GXnULXr-YbA5TIn5AnpUfMYMlZNe6QGz3Eh1baPteEnmu6vMZh1ID9GjCicoBb1dbLKgQVsdkl0U/s4032/IMG_3251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFlMp8ajslLbW7lMpBOaq76PSED5vS5tG8xmtz-EviNXsNSf_8Gm6eYhHy6QZsdAld3QglKghkSmCmyl5fCUJMc151D2VeVlnWgKEhbz6yuaPlh-GXnULXr-YbA5TIn5AnpUfMYMlZNe6QGz3Eh1baPteEnmu6vMZh1ID9GjCicoBb1dbLKgQVsdkl0U/s320/IMG_3251.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The sea was both simpler and more complicated. Creating the waves was fairly straightforward all I really had to do was decide on the basic wind/ tide direction and then adjust slightly for the various islands. The sea shown in the movie is fairly flat and tame so I didn’t have to show much in the way of wave tops. So again toilet paper and glue was used with the same ruching process. Straightforward but time consuming. I papered over the joints in my 3 boards as I figured it would be easy to cut and would minimise visible joins when the board was completed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVH443ccrRmHIbUpoiL-5ovCRQcYQQSN08WUF4K4iUlzRhyAX_DM-jnq82aQWwV3xpNecGpM9Ayy8Omsu7qh6U_GQ2ZY2r9PmIyCyUo01o1oKvm84J6P3amEsnYEUFTaE_PyAPfUZvgnsKQEITtXSRYs8gCzGz3g0gH7HE5okKrB2bVoAa3Zbfphjoj0/s4000/IMG_20230409_182217539_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVH443ccrRmHIbUpoiL-5ovCRQcYQQSN08WUF4K4iUlzRhyAX_DM-jnq82aQWwV3xpNecGpM9Ayy8Omsu7qh6U_GQ2ZY2r9PmIyCyUo01o1oKvm84J6P3amEsnYEUFTaE_PyAPfUZvgnsKQEITtXSRYs8gCzGz3g0gH7HE5okKrB2bVoAa3Zbfphjoj0/w180-h400/IMG_20230409_182217539_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQypVZdo91niZBdVZ1vPhuPH2adgsD70BcYjCzrfMarjeeqGY3A9wGL3b0tvA1vkfdQ8tWNDqZgxdqCuxHtATsjUgn1bXJDUHKpWhim7G2S0AihVO7wHSGA3pvGQYYUVDIkFvz_AnQjvIbB37qCScTkZWXHeQ7P94y4-Ox7md9RvWsNalSypZhReWnlg0/s4000/IMG_20230409_182230920.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQypVZdo91niZBdVZ1vPhuPH2adgsD70BcYjCzrfMarjeeqGY3A9wGL3b0tvA1vkfdQ8tWNDqZgxdqCuxHtATsjUgn1bXJDUHKpWhim7G2S0AihVO7wHSGA3pvGQYYUVDIkFvz_AnQjvIbB37qCScTkZWXHeQ7P94y4-Ox7md9RvWsNalSypZhReWnlg0/w400-h180/IMG_20230409_182230920.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then began to create the races towards the tower weirs and waterfalls. I cut styrene strips to create the weir crenellations. I then used the toilet paper water system to simulate the water rushing towards the falls. This was fairly simple to do and the tissue easily malleable even when being pressed between the weir tops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SQCytn1hsouet4jW4WKBQcqyUMmFweNI3nmUnmg_oX-ys6CHmXCvG5TAtKsfD7Zk9pivohm0WHzhe1XcwGNrdAuQ8-0ggFxZeN0spn4BM6RzF2pk11Ah5c7pPSQnfoxMPnwn53mt59Atv3So1kldOBh-mVfq4dt7pl4MZOl3pIxgc4IihIRuxypxEOA/s4000/IMG_20230415_165808906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SQCytn1hsouet4jW4WKBQcqyUMmFweNI3nmUnmg_oX-ys6CHmXCvG5TAtKsfD7Zk9pivohm0WHzhe1XcwGNrdAuQ8-0ggFxZeN0spn4BM6RzF2pk11Ah5c7pPSQnfoxMPnwn53mt59Atv3So1kldOBh-mVfq4dt7pl4MZOl3pIxgc4IihIRuxypxEOA/w400-h180/IMG_20230415_165808906.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The complication came from creating the colouring of the sea and the blending in of the various colours. A visit to my local DIY store resulted in 4 paint taster pots with various shades of blue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtSQh1dhhwIF7vNM2LGIIaOPYQGkCOhxAZp9tRzHVF5oVW9vzsyG05nTrmIwwzbJ22vPjqK_RYMB_pj1_7zNpOhayf2irOyGuoN9buNcF7DtPlNJgb3NeCECg9AQRLQGZ4f5Qkg6KQjNeM3VF_8yN9tKzudAagERQWh1RL5WWf-h_PVnQorDJ77soF1g/s4000/IMG_20230415_142832709_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtSQh1dhhwIF7vNM2LGIIaOPYQGkCOhxAZp9tRzHVF5oVW9vzsyG05nTrmIwwzbJ22vPjqK_RYMB_pj1_7zNpOhayf2irOyGuoN9buNcF7DtPlNJgb3NeCECg9AQRLQGZ4f5Qkg6KQjNeM3VF_8yN9tKzudAagERQWh1RL5WWf-h_PVnQorDJ77soF1g/w180-h400/IMG_20230415_142832709_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I worked in small sections about 30cm square and began by painting the sections by the beach. This was just a 1-2 cms wide strip. I then painted another strip right alongside it and then quickly painted the next colour alongside that and blended the second and third strips. This process was repeated until all four colours had been painted on. The further away the beach was the wider and bluer the colours became. The final blue was just a bit too deep a blue for me so I mixed the previous shade with it slightly to lighten it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcpnSBUHK8MaxJFEmAeTQp_jPNrcDJA8YzdA6ERkRKLnbp9CDWbPdKTyC7qQNmJlxokiaMQLmv81okM044wiiCNKIzCHoIvh5oReOBIa3hOYA88RC7zm1XHo4Kfb3rPSD82hCDDuH41UeBqO9GZHuUd3Inx1tidxP6qgs4sltefuT-uLtm0iHnDL8DvU/s4000/IMG_20230410_085320864.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcpnSBUHK8MaxJFEmAeTQp_jPNrcDJA8YzdA6ERkRKLnbp9CDWbPdKTyC7qQNmJlxokiaMQLmv81okM044wiiCNKIzCHoIvh5oReOBIa3hOYA88RC7zm1XHo4Kfb3rPSD82hCDDuH41UeBqO9GZHuUd3Inx1tidxP6qgs4sltefuT-uLtm0iHnDL8DvU/w400-h180/IMG_20230410_085320864.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-dvfV6rRLBx108DUZPvz92xrUSHoybaJeT3PPuLFStJttYKOuhs-DRtGE3dIy9hEd52ksvUTIO48hTxg7epya4euA6ZmAj3Lqm_Ga9_Ih9fuIYfCouR4ue8Tb6DV9D5pNpHt80-DUPj-MAiX9xORVNZ8B5PtU_bW75-CDRb88cdcQt-4rI100ACax8c/s4000/IMG_20230415_165929034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-dvfV6rRLBx108DUZPvz92xrUSHoybaJeT3PPuLFStJttYKOuhs-DRtGE3dIy9hEd52ksvUTIO48hTxg7epya4euA6ZmAj3Lqm_Ga9_Ih9fuIYfCouR4ue8Tb6DV9D5pNpHt80-DUPj-MAiX9xORVNZ8B5PtU_bW75-CDRb88cdcQt-4rI100ACax8c/w400-h180/IMG_20230415_165929034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The process was then repeated until the whole sea had been painted. I then added some green paint in various shades and highlights in areas I judged were likely to have slower moving water to simulate underwater weeds and plants.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4TYBBf2zderjizkf8MCy8zDmJlSZH202nofsQL3_1iE76uLn-uRNQN_P5P5mz8ZbxH98khW3RCcXAfe1t2oKCmu2a4RAEqfxLs1nBLJNmVsG9E4L6uFd8gwwy_iKo3LM17EcL8SvE74KGj8m9Lrxp5qregLconz-5lRET4ZnPEBLHZjyMcWvidLi2Xk/s4000/IMG_20230415_165818190.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4TYBBf2zderjizkf8MCy8zDmJlSZH202nofsQL3_1iE76uLn-uRNQN_P5P5mz8ZbxH98khW3RCcXAfe1t2oKCmu2a4RAEqfxLs1nBLJNmVsG9E4L6uFd8gwwy_iKo3LM17EcL8SvE74KGj8m9Lrxp5qregLconz-5lRET4ZnPEBLHZjyMcWvidLi2Xk/w180-h400/IMG_20230415_165818190.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then left it an entire week to dry before I put the first layer of varnish on it. I used an interior/ exterior gloss varnish. After the first coat dried I coated it with an undiluted wood glue that dried clear. This helps give the illusion of depth. Once that dried then I just applied more and more coats of varnish until my tin ran out. I think I put six coats of varnish on in total.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBqNabDc4SM3t9SF8YdLwxaBS-gF2lsR57GC-clKzy74xbiroiAuGSU3gh_o-jP4SNt21Ae-jQKwItG3P51EgB1vs7GohMuTlW6ec7FyhaDM1DZyMASkJ5lzxcfbI4FbbdJgj2B6G4i-DW_mgenwkyugg8V982heRYDnUfNxx1gHFxwTOGoJbqAx-gss/s4000/IMG_20230512_134416957_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBqNabDc4SM3t9SF8YdLwxaBS-gF2lsR57GC-clKzy74xbiroiAuGSU3gh_o-jP4SNt21Ae-jQKwItG3P51EgB1vs7GohMuTlW6ec7FyhaDM1DZyMASkJ5lzxcfbI4FbbdJgj2B6G4i-DW_mgenwkyugg8V982heRYDnUfNxx1gHFxwTOGoJbqAx-gss/w400-h180/IMG_20230512_134416957_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The result was a shiny blue sea of varying hues. I decided after looking at the movie and images of the Maldives that highlighting wave tops with white was not required and with that decision the sea was complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvBuZ6B5n0-JOrHocuN7Cgt0lAk4c6CQVmgLuMIqNsy3uPqpiQtn3HHkgNWl0uf_dThIwexth_TqwnzhqAZhT1Sw5VoK0pxxpOONIvH7xHNPycMSYpDi6mUUockVUqxpndfarROyv1anRke0Xba0wuWp1H-zG_o_8bBivLUFV__UTsGfBuWUMINfP56U/s4000/IMG_20230513_114202131_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvBuZ6B5n0-JOrHocuN7Cgt0lAk4c6CQVmgLuMIqNsy3uPqpiQtn3HHkgNWl0uf_dThIwexth_TqwnzhqAZhT1Sw5VoK0pxxpOONIvH7xHNPycMSYpDi6mUUockVUqxpndfarROyv1anRke0Xba0wuWp1H-zG_o_8bBivLUFV__UTsGfBuWUMINfP56U/w400-h180/IMG_20230513_114202131_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The addition of the six waterfalls was one of the last things I did on the board but they could easily have been added at this stage if I had wanted to. Again Marklin of Sweden was my inspiration with this really useful video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_2MdU5iDfQE" width="320" youtube-src-id="_2MdU5iDfQE"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I cut 0.25mm thick plasticard shapes that fit the vertical area behind the waterfalls. I painted the top 1cm or so with grey paint and then marked the location of the weir crenellations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA56T5kXYNii3JQkw5WJ4SkYqzrbeyHWe8I9O3HzZCErY2T1kVXX0KKmMZGusn9qeGur80tM1eNd2pjduOUfPBPEqoodJatNxAML6_enYum14pKvmLZlNosXipGXllOae27v1GqcVjOCKHnXv4fdnAcGJwis_HhAE2eXkLvcrDRMn8eFT36_wjqy_NhY/s4000/IMG_20230615_094703153.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA56T5kXYNii3JQkw5WJ4SkYqzrbeyHWe8I9O3HzZCErY2T1kVXX0KKmMZGusn9qeGur80tM1eNd2pjduOUfPBPEqoodJatNxAML6_enYum14pKvmLZlNosXipGXllOae27v1GqcVjOCKHnXv4fdnAcGJwis_HhAE2eXkLvcrDRMn8eFT36_wjqy_NhY/w400-h300/IMG_20230615_094703153.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I used <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000IYXIZM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">Liquitex acrylic medium for paint</a>, a gloss gel that applies white but dries clear and shiny to help create the falls. I took a small amount of synthetic pillow stuffing and teased or twisted it into a thin strand. I applied a small amount of the gel to the plasticard down between a crenellation and pushed my strand into it. This lightly held the strand in place. I could then adjust the layout and spread of the fall. I made sure the fall was tighter at the top and that it spread out as it got closer to the bottom. More acrylic medium was generously added until the pillow fibres on the plasticard were covered in it. I tried to keep the fibres that hung over the bottom of the card free from the medium.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwWcOKJ_j7UjwtZXCGN1cm5FK5e_LQbdH_0c0piiibolvUpK8iBkiFOiB4yQccifTeTBX9WjZ_SBwsWOhxvRedPQhVbcSa3R3Mu33R3squnu1T5R9zh_otD69T55F3DhrlsqMS9chMFyQLzEXP9KFNNcbVZYSxlAwrCyj90-WbxcoEdRgDLdPE-Dkhfs/s4000/IMG_20230614_182958410.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwWcOKJ_j7UjwtZXCGN1cm5FK5e_LQbdH_0c0piiibolvUpK8iBkiFOiB4yQccifTeTBX9WjZ_SBwsWOhxvRedPQhVbcSa3R3Mu33R3squnu1T5R9zh_otD69T55F3DhrlsqMS9chMFyQLzEXP9KFNNcbVZYSxlAwrCyj90-WbxcoEdRgDLdPE-Dkhfs/w400-h180/IMG_20230614_182958410.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Additional strands were added in sequence until the whole of the plasticard was covered with 12 separate falls. I did not cut the strands perfectly to length at this stage but as they dried I did attempt to bend the tops and bottoms to aid placement on the model. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCtb5szNY59_6bVwbup-XptgENDkPNb2FsdOQgQx5O7uQAOE5-cHurPznNUPtmt5eLZTKZN94oe-1cV4F2BoUsOEKfrt9BP84OeuhklHZIVNNwyq0yX1nZGRYQJz0RlSBdV0wsjS0S_5T_OVRqQVQcaScBVeK9NbKdFpvYXgdOfTMuuci5LWyUHeiaiM/s4000/IMG_20230614_183018181.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCtb5szNY59_6bVwbup-XptgENDkPNb2FsdOQgQx5O7uQAOE5-cHurPznNUPtmt5eLZTKZN94oe-1cV4F2BoUsOEKfrt9BP84OeuhklHZIVNNwyq0yX1nZGRYQJz0RlSBdV0wsjS0S_5T_OVRqQVQcaScBVeK9NbKdFpvYXgdOfTMuuci5LWyUHeiaiM/w400-h180/IMG_20230614_183018181.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once fully dry I highlighted them with white paint to pick out each individual fall. I tried diluting soft tone inkwash and adding that but I wasn’t happy with the result. I found just having the extra whiteness of the paint was perfectly sufficient for the effect I was after.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj_2h28wUWcBczMLeYlcCLuR240nuUByliDAFpTrdSHuKruCMeMcZcQz5cisudgy2Y9xhKOjrDUkEI9r-Tj2knNlmKVdtCoUzyz8sfOKFj251l7tEl0vE3D-imNAs5mGC19xvS949VqxYrBvlFDoHJAS7chbtzd7mxpFDt6LCqJJFUin5g3zqlzdNneI/s4000/IMG_20230616_115511053.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj_2h28wUWcBczMLeYlcCLuR240nuUByliDAFpTrdSHuKruCMeMcZcQz5cisudgy2Y9xhKOjrDUkEI9r-Tj2knNlmKVdtCoUzyz8sfOKFj251l7tEl0vE3D-imNAs5mGC19xvS949VqxYrBvlFDoHJAS7chbtzd7mxpFDt6LCqJJFUin5g3zqlzdNneI/w400-h225/IMG_20230616_115511053.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I was able to then trim the plasticard to fit each waterfall, mostly by cutting thin strips across the top. I trimmed the overspill at the bottom but kept most of it and teased it out so that it would simulate the mist generated by a large waterfall. The card was pinned in place whilst a mix of contact glue and gorilla glue dried. I filled any small gaps and painted it white and then applied the gloss gel to seamlessly join the falls to the sea on the board.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">With the sea and land created I had the main elements of the board in place, next time I will look at the creation of transit system that crisscrosses the board.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keep your dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-65771429619384425892023-06-26T06:16:00.003-07:002023-06-26T06:16:24.791-07:00Battle of Scarif - creating the base of the citadel tower<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUsOw5EFetQOzxLes46HLESKemK_RFSw67JxwfskTavdSQsjfnxHXROTn3fZStVIp_xZBvMqoxQPC1liSPnvFH6qfYKC5mEPtsGAFIc9GPFjsx0TKXeg7eOyJ_lqRmrb21FenA9GhUeBR40CCl_AGQnGO5wdmfGiIbHoHLOtLoIzekVhpb69fJiVrq1w/s2393/IMG_3443.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="2393" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUsOw5EFetQOzxLes46HLESKemK_RFSw67JxwfskTavdSQsjfnxHXROTn3fZStVIp_xZBvMqoxQPC1liSPnvFH6qfYKC5mEPtsGAFIc9GPFjsx0TKXeg7eOyJ_lqRmrb21FenA9GhUeBR40CCl_AGQnGO5wdmfGiIbHoHLOtLoIzekVhpb69fJiVrq1w/w400-h300/IMG_3443.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In my last post I looked at the process I went through<a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2023/06/battle-of-scarif-cutting-base-of.html" target="_blank"> cutting out and creating the elements of the base</a> and starting to turn it from bare foam into something that looks like a Star Wars base. Initially this required looking very closely at a range of reference photos and straining to make out obscure parts of the infrastructure. I can’t stress enough how important this step is if you want your model to match your reference. It’s at this stage that I begin to determine the height, depth and angle of things and as well as establishing my colour range and palette. It’s also really annoying when you find a photograph later in the build that shows an element in a different light so I find it’s very worthwhile spending time on your research followed by careful organisation of the results so that you can find things. But also, once you’ve made your decision, go for it and don’t worry about it afterwards.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Central base</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was the first time I’ve used pink XPS insulation board so before I worked the surface I applied a quick and thin application of polyfilla. I’m not sure it was needed but I got into the habit and it didn’t take very long. I then bevelled the edge of the central spikes facing the reservoir.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12vcjcUnXV1yauUJPRIqHH6PINCsl9Km9SYdpJ7tv8KXC0sO6VsY1m6mWwUihPEuoNHCrYA-lcgxyfBromTnZZ96qs53_Ek12yy9QEB32MdOJmqa5GPYqGPBaSg6JHWkiHR4mMLhye_8ai54qiAUVD8ZTBDjSlvkgBjhG_0x_DmNvxOcMH6bfOGLJOtE/s4000/IMG_20230120_092712779_HDR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12vcjcUnXV1yauUJPRIqHH6PINCsl9Km9SYdpJ7tv8KXC0sO6VsY1m6mWwUihPEuoNHCrYA-lcgxyfBromTnZZ96qs53_Ek12yy9QEB32MdOJmqa5GPYqGPBaSg6JHWkiHR4mMLhye_8ai54qiAUVD8ZTBDjSlvkgBjhG_0x_DmNvxOcMH6bfOGLJOtE/w400-h180/IMG_20230120_092712779_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVNhsLRu5DB7eTWJvE_MPxmVblY2aRAhaPomf1rqYgf7q2K5TEocDRv2Go_xxj5MryV1ItE2_VmJLw1643SPhpvpQGYAwetgUs1jWFnNPGKqt_xG4K18__T2Xmg4KRiMWeNpu5LJipvLOrsgouN0ktzbePkH5Zwuwtv3EG17OaxuNgMH6wXdAVM2dwMk/s4032/IMG_3237.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVNhsLRu5DB7eTWJvE_MPxmVblY2aRAhaPomf1rqYgf7q2K5TEocDRv2Go_xxj5MryV1ItE2_VmJLw1643SPhpvpQGYAwetgUs1jWFnNPGKqt_xG4K18__T2Xmg4KRiMWeNpu5LJipvLOrsgouN0ktzbePkH5Zwuwtv3EG17OaxuNgMH6wXdAVM2dwMk/w400-h300/IMG_3237.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9SZtrxHi17B26-qKlqsRkLtUW30ocR6k1A0UGSepRYwid-TN_86yRveWRe49XnjUTE2_NwuhUzT2U5yOGldpaEnXH2i0fPcdBX_8G8ForC7s_EajS6qO1-_WiU4TzKV5j2a8Y1GpNs41tzgdRoQCpz46EmRV4VHHWrz65ag2V8qqcYOfdJ8KrL-wprM/s4000/IMG_20230204_001346750_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9SZtrxHi17B26-qKlqsRkLtUW30ocR6k1A0UGSepRYwid-TN_86yRveWRe49XnjUTE2_NwuhUzT2U5yOGldpaEnXH2i0fPcdBX_8G8ForC7s_EajS6qO1-_WiU4TzKV5j2a8Y1GpNs41tzgdRoQCpz46EmRV4VHHWrz65ag2V8qqcYOfdJ8KrL-wprM/w288-h640/IMG_20230204_001346750_MP.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For the central landing pad I needed the sides to slope inwards and so remarked the top of the pad by knocking 3mm off the radius and then cut the sides slowly and carefully using the snap off knife. I was able to sand it and was pretty happy with the result even though it was mostly judged by eye. To make the landing pad look like the images from the movie I used 3 layers of 2mm deep EVA foam. This allowed me to create water drainage channels around the edge of the centre, raise the edge and create ramps down to central pad.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHm-xB37ER4GGFGllBnP7qAGLdNZDbI-t4vCR0q3_PdeehkXkoIr58rkY5ESB1t-Eey804dndLiCjux-Wl7utlMG8wzuYW-475NaG0jr5l_gfzCkfp9SBaiHTYK67RKISL9G3qdgoJvMGRw0H4PWLrWoUdh1QGqUkT-eKK0BK84iXyKDF3ZPO1WLzpyM/s4032/IMG_3232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHm-xB37ER4GGFGllBnP7qAGLdNZDbI-t4vCR0q3_PdeehkXkoIr58rkY5ESB1t-Eey804dndLiCjux-Wl7utlMG8wzuYW-475NaG0jr5l_gfzCkfp9SBaiHTYK67RKISL9G3qdgoJvMGRw0H4PWLrWoUdh1QGqUkT-eKK0BK84iXyKDF3ZPO1WLzpyM/w400-h300/IMG_3232.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp-f_iimnU8FWj-nCDRYyzfJJZ3pHFs6hdsZeRTXHXAIALmLngusesdJgiLnd6gwXtQpMzZkUJS9icgpFTcyslZaf_K1t-ULfIxMGGKBVSdNh0ZlNophTJLR_4hiKM97l9OQRmR2DdGxxMEIdiERqMov-P3ssFwh2N0Xl4FWwlF3BHaVIcj2n__sc6Yw/s4000/IMG_20230202_150557326_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp-f_iimnU8FWj-nCDRYyzfJJZ3pHFs6hdsZeRTXHXAIALmLngusesdJgiLnd6gwXtQpMzZkUJS9icgpFTcyslZaf_K1t-ULfIxMGGKBVSdNh0ZlNophTJLR_4hiKM97l9OQRmR2DdGxxMEIdiERqMov-P3ssFwh2N0Xl4FWwlF3BHaVIcj2n__sc6Yw/w400-h180/IMG_20230202_150557326_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNwe-fLYmHLZyGZHnDlha2uJywIz1dVNGm4jXUcZObg5zZKE4sWvQjM27xmSBa9UIus3APVVJYDdojSYfzU-CE-e6uWGqJdqgKMj1ollhO0ouqLGDzkmbdBgtgtONJ-vQLf5Jyzs7HBQj5itIiXrcQ6hva5aSyvjdlAayMqQg26FGY34bhHy388-xEcI/s4000/IMG_20230204_001321352_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNwe-fLYmHLZyGZHnDlha2uJywIz1dVNGm4jXUcZObg5zZKE4sWvQjM27xmSBa9UIus3APVVJYDdojSYfzU-CE-e6uWGqJdqgKMj1ollhO0ouqLGDzkmbdBgtgtONJ-vQLf5Jyzs7HBQj5itIiXrcQ6hva5aSyvjdlAayMqQg26FGY34bhHy388-xEcI/w180-h400/IMG_20230204_001321352_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then marked out and cut plasticard in concentric geometric patterns and glued it onto the model. I Dremelled the edge and glued on a plasticard strip to give an even and uniform edge. Gaps and errors were filled.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGLOKgNzJDfB2Z7m55-C3FF76DMzDfKpGCka4B0jEWJ2Xra6eJL1lVO1tqxKtCIySELqD_TbSPp6hByIKuycav308rIrOMyyC4cKx4rnHKzSu7DAXpMGSlsr8_kYOJsGEA0LOhuhI4JWO_-BkCzEkwIg3kqGZjYE8CTpzd9FXIizT8nJ5g7F35GYyYIs/s4000/IMG_20230303_131846886_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGLOKgNzJDfB2Z7m55-C3FF76DMzDfKpGCka4B0jEWJ2Xra6eJL1lVO1tqxKtCIySELqD_TbSPp6hByIKuycav308rIrOMyyC4cKx4rnHKzSu7DAXpMGSlsr8_kYOJsGEA0LOhuhI4JWO_-BkCzEkwIg3kqGZjYE8CTpzd9FXIizT8nJ5g7F35GYyYIs/w400-h180/IMG_20230303_131846886_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Uux85uaidJgYhakICnVwdUDZvqL0ImNCTloCZPiqnrbyYCZ41zPrhVW0lLJYdSZQ7qiCa9hsUbROsA-B5lhVAY0xXzL53DaU-39Rgkd_0G7SxfdQLW2Xo-9yKr5QQdmCQxD8opgPYL76sr77-fKCIsR2eXRlo6yLoQ0pPZfUWKcXE6b6wcYBlu9G5w/s4000/IMG_20230309_092640454.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Uux85uaidJgYhakICnVwdUDZvqL0ImNCTloCZPiqnrbyYCZ41zPrhVW0lLJYdSZQ7qiCa9hsUbROsA-B5lhVAY0xXzL53DaU-39Rgkd_0G7SxfdQLW2Xo-9yKr5QQdmCQxD8opgPYL76sr77-fKCIsR2eXRlo6yLoQ0pPZfUWKcXE6b6wcYBlu9G5w/w400-h180/IMG_20230309_092640454.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3FP-nZ6WNfyYZNWvyHIrvDeJU982RrN63jeEKbQBz-TMW1nd1RiEUchqCDMcIII0kIw067gUXwafMKRVNhjxn4amQMxZr6oyG3FbqFKxPEyZBoEKzsWvpo9b355SLAhwTwDvHkbpyeddA4L2OjP-2UZ8UIJST9oPSI1j77o89CT8WDSbyjpOYfRzo70/s4000/IMG_20230306_151015491.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3FP-nZ6WNfyYZNWvyHIrvDeJU982RrN63jeEKbQBz-TMW1nd1RiEUchqCDMcIII0kIw067gUXwafMKRVNhjxn4amQMxZr6oyG3FbqFKxPEyZBoEKzsWvpo9b355SLAhwTwDvHkbpyeddA4L2OjP-2UZ8UIJST9oPSI1j77o89CT8WDSbyjpOYfRzo70/w400-h180/IMG_20230306_151015491.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The side was covered with more plasticard trapezoids and a U shape styrene strip to provide some variation.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Buttresses</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I started with the outer ring of the reservoir and the buttresses. The photos suggested that there were 8 buttresses on the outer ring on the projection between each weir. It also looked like there was a gap in the middle. Measuring the length of wall and putting in a break and a gap between each buttress gave me the width of each buttress. I gauged their height as well. Here I was doing this visually as my reservoir is not as deep as the one in the movie simply for practical reasons. In order to try and uniformly place the buttresses I cut a spacing template.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KZ6J3j9yw_z0yRDeoOMGF68ByePKu5vNz4KUtxMzLpJg-ppfXI8zzPzqsb07lcFZRM0tplnaMsHkpSZwXfTeeuQ1slpBNTGaoVdW4hpee4vRflXjiSw9gUbICTQA4m2q7pjcguhpvNXvXmxQIHpas__lb6kv9CIcr6FPtBKSTcnSqAxDYnkN8REDLvs/s4000/IMG_20230127_092536221_HDR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KZ6J3j9yw_z0yRDeoOMGF68ByePKu5vNz4KUtxMzLpJg-ppfXI8zzPzqsb07lcFZRM0tplnaMsHkpSZwXfTeeuQ1slpBNTGaoVdW4hpee4vRflXjiSw9gUbICTQA4m2q7pjcguhpvNXvXmxQIHpas__lb6kv9CIcr6FPtBKSTcnSqAxDYnkN8REDLvs/w400-h180/IMG_20230127_092536221_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU2E34tJkkVy5WC73PP0ec7Bt_4sM39jOHqgTewCw8CgxkQtR7Z1gU7wbfnnLD2dINc1IOsQBUzpa8WWJw_G4wRf54YdrR6VClZ_KnCtxpLP5S9FObtnZK71PqBniP1VWess3Ht73A45eDINnV6FeivXviFeza-qgS0W2iUgVWoAAro3tppJopfea8bg/s4032/IMG_3238.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU2E34tJkkVy5WC73PP0ec7Bt_4sM39jOHqgTewCw8CgxkQtR7Z1gU7wbfnnLD2dINc1IOsQBUzpa8WWJw_G4wRf54YdrR6VClZ_KnCtxpLP5S9FObtnZK71PqBniP1VWess3Ht73A45eDINnV6FeivXviFeza-qgS0W2iUgVWoAAro3tppJopfea8bg/w400-h300/IMG_3238.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Each buttress was cut from 10mm deep pink xps insulation. I used the snap off knife to cut the angled top. This is where I should really have used a hot wire cutting table. Although I tried you just cannot get consistency cutting by hand even with everything measured and marked out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzO0eCZwuVSXpM3Acnpoy5G46zLR-GtQmimGIpB53ejD9zZqbiPBUdLM067vdDfKmkoAIARWZWaiJ6DKx6roT2THUIHQzEduyR2DHvD1ctKZWLqbGrUFu0omN2RqcFpOrCJmLVetsBGSeSfFYKRzPz-kmPXnu-EEPstiY9t5Pb30IB3qOFR-WEY3FMU/s4000/IMG_20230203_143602990_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzO0eCZwuVSXpM3Acnpoy5G46zLR-GtQmimGIpB53ejD9zZqbiPBUdLM067vdDfKmkoAIARWZWaiJ6DKx6roT2THUIHQzEduyR2DHvD1ctKZWLqbGrUFu0omN2RqcFpOrCJmLVetsBGSeSfFYKRzPz-kmPXnu-EEPstiY9t5Pb30IB3qOFR-WEY3FMU/w400-h180/IMG_20230203_143602990_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1PGeAYWWLYnooR7rP_TokvpE4DA3m7ieW5EiF7xR66l2Huid9D6E3Y8Cy7Yys4mVM-INTxTZyIn_viwmEKdfd-ML0YONHolrrbpxA7eJFQ-I1RXEpqKkpEGPH3n2a1ABJLZDavBSuFKfNKSGYn4Lh-9fmQzRY1ufOKs4f5UpKS5oAFxBl7nRmAKYY6M/s4000/IMG_20230302_135001086.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1PGeAYWWLYnooR7rP_TokvpE4DA3m7ieW5EiF7xR66l2Huid9D6E3Y8Cy7Yys4mVM-INTxTZyIn_viwmEKdfd-ML0YONHolrrbpxA7eJFQ-I1RXEpqKkpEGPH3n2a1ABJLZDavBSuFKfNKSGYn4Lh-9fmQzRY1ufOKs4f5UpKS5oAFxBl7nRmAKYY6M/w400-h180/IMG_20230302_135001086.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Then to break up the uniformity I cut a notch in the middle at the top. Then I rubbed in some filler and sanded them down. I used dressmaker pins to hold them in place whilst I waited for the glue to dry.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Transit Lines</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The six transit lines were quite complicated. There is a height variance between the edge and the central base, there’s a a spur projecting from the centre and a complex range of overlapping layers as the line expands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg079Lq455Gn6dTTMZoTWIdCzWh4lKh8G1qeSrZNVbZJNq7Z2ICD7hs7_1hTntIUVhtI_fl1nZK_zOwfZNriI90KutP2EXZn7MgTlpZtXTQGQGqbaDDlJ-TM5O7f3EH86FMkeP5fw2Zek8s6-NyfOANkQc2jz23gwaE7AoQ9An0Qh2R4fHnwIP71RBj7k0/s4000/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg079Lq455Gn6dTTMZoTWIdCzWh4lKh8G1qeSrZNVbZJNq7Z2ICD7hs7_1hTntIUVhtI_fl1nZK_zOwfZNriI90KutP2EXZn7MgTlpZtXTQGQGqbaDDlJ-TM5O7f3EH86FMkeP5fw2Zek8s6-NyfOANkQc2jz23gwaE7AoQ9An0Qh2R4fHnwIP71RBj7k0/w180-h400/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1GpE2z5aVlJNVctK45FO5uSBrnzuubWKg93t-JZZrzx6sRQ2-BGfUoDIgCJxBHRi5qHodg1ATsSmEaYHatA22cHNlDBn1qa9_UsylGCAkbSEcMkT1nwU8g3bGGFn5e0jU7EcvUM3BDEd1HF_H8tWtWk9wdfYK-Yt3hVGcirq2xB4OMfgla0m1C4eHgg/s4000/IMG_20230303_131843998_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1GpE2z5aVlJNVctK45FO5uSBrnzuubWKg93t-JZZrzx6sRQ2-BGfUoDIgCJxBHRi5qHodg1ATsSmEaYHatA22cHNlDBn1qa9_UsylGCAkbSEcMkT1nwU8g3bGGFn5e0jU7EcvUM3BDEd1HF_H8tWtWk9wdfYK-Yt3hVGcirq2xB4OMfgla0m1C4eHgg/w400-h180/IMG_20230303_131843998_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I used D-line 20mm by 16mm D shaped electrical ducting for each of these central transit lines. This was pretty straightforward as I could just roughly cut them to length.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThBoc_HmYmB_KNGN5dxEA2mz9rv14x0ixD4BYrCb2Yvv_-y9UGzPw_d8J64frNcWoYltRqtgCkc-msRW2CvkGRTEvd4kHYbll9Q986aw9tGzRsT4aXzfle6o_-pQpcSUJatPON9EihgbANzVADAKp0nqwHfjrPxmR0fI1ZQdxIMjQc1GFQz3vc_bBcnQ/s4000/IMG_20230204_001346750_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThBoc_HmYmB_KNGN5dxEA2mz9rv14x0ixD4BYrCb2Yvv_-y9UGzPw_d8J64frNcWoYltRqtgCkc-msRW2CvkGRTEvd4kHYbll9Q986aw9tGzRsT4aXzfle6o_-pQpcSUJatPON9EihgbANzVADAKp0nqwHfjrPxmR0fI1ZQdxIMjQc1GFQz3vc_bBcnQ/w180-h400/IMG_20230204_001346750_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQNi5QQytISaZGiC1WDqgGLwSzeEVFH-IthTAw0bDkV3e75bgsOR-b_i_ikNbFdzya6szipdd9Ql5Je9_CedjrVlQaBSNF9fHFYT1SQD-Zw7fOzxNQR2aE-GYG-rDlT6SvOurOC7Pa24jZOgR5ZVOyJ4GnoiOYInD-3t6xckrCby9GbSUYShBqfzv_sM/s4000/IMG_20230309_092640454.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQNi5QQytISaZGiC1WDqgGLwSzeEVFH-IthTAw0bDkV3e75bgsOR-b_i_ikNbFdzya6szipdd9Ql5Je9_CedjrVlQaBSNF9fHFYT1SQD-Zw7fOzxNQR2aE-GYG-rDlT6SvOurOC7Pa24jZOgR5ZVOyJ4GnoiOYInD-3t6xckrCby9GbSUYShBqfzv_sM/w400-h180/IMG_20230309_092640454.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The central spurs began with a shaped trapezoid section of 10mm XPS. I used another block to get the elevation I wanted for the line. I then cut pieces of the 2mm EVA foam to act as sides with a piece of plasticard covering the centre. One of the last things I did on the build was add plasticard shapes to break up this central roofing area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh5xKpNg0yhT8SCs1kwg6lukgzQx3kZkXfALE77L9iYcCkzqhdRV5DPUEWlPrlF_5_sdwVrCrNOt879-E4z7jON_8I8RP5NlFfC2oVbDJ8c_qJGGnCFGefEHXKE4sU7VY-P6tGThkzbHzPTlnBqV5fnXRwZARm2zisU_ssTwX-3DStr7XVvD3UbMA728/s4000/IMG_20230309_115604968_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh5xKpNg0yhT8SCs1kwg6lukgzQx3kZkXfALE77L9iYcCkzqhdRV5DPUEWlPrlF_5_sdwVrCrNOt879-E4z7jON_8I8RP5NlFfC2oVbDJ8c_qJGGnCFGefEHXKE4sU7VY-P6tGThkzbHzPTlnBqV5fnXRwZARm2zisU_ssTwX-3DStr7XVvD3UbMA728/w180-h400/IMG_20230309_115604968_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I also added some 2mm cork onto the ducting by the spur to break up the transition into the spur housing. Underneath the transit line I added a 5mm styrene tube and some styrene gantries as these can be seen in the reference photos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cooling water inflow pipes</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I spent a lot of time looking at my options. I looked at all kinds of piping and pipe systems including air filtration systems, garden irrigation systems, food piping to try and find a system I liked and was within a reasonable price range. And I just couldn’t find a system that met my requirements. However the solution turned out to be fairly simple.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSTYLmukjUaLjVZyD1Wh1L1vPg-1kuDI8d4whpN5JQxZAsYrcrMio4Y1eM4Lqk6NSsMdfEA4xUN_P4Exvf6pYucd8nYXYi2sv6mMORiCrDwv8GKZfi2qwD-IegS1jQM9tevW9PGLZMBBULYc1xbB62LKYrmzvfY1xAWpqiUa4Ly-izLC7b35z1Ey7_Lk/s4000/IMG_20230331_154542003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSTYLmukjUaLjVZyD1Wh1L1vPg-1kuDI8d4whpN5JQxZAsYrcrMio4Y1eM4Lqk6NSsMdfEA4xUN_P4Exvf6pYucd8nYXYi2sv6mMORiCrDwv8GKZfi2qwD-IegS1jQM9tevW9PGLZMBBULYc1xbB62LKYrmzvfY1xAWpqiUa4Ly-izLC7b35z1Ey7_Lk/w400-h180/IMG_20230331_154542003.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I purchased some 8mm diameter styrene tubing from evergreen and some 8mm copper right angle pipe joints that are used I think with boiler pipes. They fitted together beautifully. The only issue is that the right angle joints aren’t quite right but I’m probably the only person who will notice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AgfUU8t3LgJ5IKzbr-jmm_rjFQEVqeOdusb_yeW4RWYIfIPrdN7u9Se_lQszmEaVgiLOJJVxTKCXFI60ykmhzBnl5qbHNS_Ge0Xg1ZprSS1PebOXGh4ova3xQLp_pQPIOB8Ywc7jwezgg-zULBB9M3xjPwD6EfQqrDyZ7n4Ck8MO9X_jZRisJjLPGfo/s2592/IMG_20230331_154600618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="2592" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AgfUU8t3LgJ5IKzbr-jmm_rjFQEVqeOdusb_yeW4RWYIfIPrdN7u9Se_lQszmEaVgiLOJJVxTKCXFI60ykmhzBnl5qbHNS_Ge0Xg1ZprSS1PebOXGh4ova3xQLp_pQPIOB8Ywc7jwezgg-zULBB9M3xjPwD6EfQqrDyZ7n4Ck8MO9X_jZRisJjLPGfo/w400-h180/IMG_20230331_154600618.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I also wanted to ensure that the pipe joints, visible in the photos, could be seen on the model. To do this I scored horizontal lines every 5mm into the styrene, that way the later inkwash would colour it before I dry brushed it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c4bTeC0y5r-UrKnwfiKI1qBP19vgiNWPVYrH6z7PUG0bAz9rsuXj_hoSkrwKOr_3K69C69oUe4lJakQPpz6Dm3QZnm4P0TmsxkUdAtgGaZQoRTYnDIq8v9KpZnkpiHbgie_z2Zj4yJ8UmeTsNIIVrGK69hfJZHKafb0cmd7hx-b1-4-T9HhsFEMql3w/s2592/IMG_20230331_154613984.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="2592" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c4bTeC0y5r-UrKnwfiKI1qBP19vgiNWPVYrH6z7PUG0bAz9rsuXj_hoSkrwKOr_3K69C69oUe4lJakQPpz6Dm3QZnm4P0TmsxkUdAtgGaZQoRTYnDIq8v9KpZnkpiHbgie_z2Zj4yJ8UmeTsNIIVrGK69hfJZHKafb0cmd7hx-b1-4-T9HhsFEMql3w/w400-h180/IMG_20230331_154613984.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaDVij2mSY0varcBsWCopEolrQXRbk0q12_yHuWfMobmwXIz50pWnKBg5vH9j8IFJsBdEPanLcb7jiMd5jkVsY4nsbA6hkB4PJcnxlF9A96i_HDLIq3jlIm5oVPqWx5PZoO6ZJKifqfgdBJQtBD-jEpmEqIEYHMaAY6s0deTcmsKl0sgClGd2aaeVexc/s2592/IMG_20230331_154622223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="2592" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaDVij2mSY0varcBsWCopEolrQXRbk0q12_yHuWfMobmwXIz50pWnKBg5vH9j8IFJsBdEPanLcb7jiMd5jkVsY4nsbA6hkB4PJcnxlF9A96i_HDLIq3jlIm5oVPqWx5PZoO6ZJKifqfgdBJQtBD-jEpmEqIEYHMaAY6s0deTcmsKl0sgClGd2aaeVexc/w400-h180/IMG_20230331_154622223.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then used some railway cutting edges as the background for the ducts entering the base. I used some hexagonal and square pipes to match the photos and cut some old plastic model pieces for background. One of the things I’m really pleased about is that I inherited my father’s left over railway modelling materials and I have been able to incorporate some of them into this model. I think he would have liked that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE90eqSpH4ux7oYPnOa8W6oBk8RRAEgMO84xL89PSuM30fLeC2NPpwT1VjpumW9JHy0RdtLzBI5xDmxeg90B76dZpSXIFeg0K9dXMsKC-gJ_zPeTnDjmBvV5ObzKUuhV1ypAodtU6NfbO_q9eGAg4XzQlWelfx_Ulpp14LCjd4ReB_aPgdbgcgbNGqqg/s4000/IMG_20230403_152558519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE90eqSpH4ux7oYPnOa8W6oBk8RRAEgMO84xL89PSuM30fLeC2NPpwT1VjpumW9JHy0RdtLzBI5xDmxeg90B76dZpSXIFeg0K9dXMsKC-gJ_zPeTnDjmBvV5ObzKUuhV1ypAodtU6NfbO_q9eGAg4XzQlWelfx_Ulpp14LCjd4ReB_aPgdbgcgbNGqqg/w400-h180/IMG_20230403_152558519.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImZnIugI2sSodjH7YbdpOBzxkEHcP9vBLwYXux-oLlcLK8INoxCR7_ilXXjdcClsDW3b0pqdSCKNXi7jNTGKo_Wp9-xsKHQzweLZcTNXcaNqAQmTG287tO64F8BvkN6z3tHzlfsnlWawyndG0ynhGqFbOCR90g-isjt_swEaOUewgBhFBbxeb87nqusE/s4000/IMG_20230403_152609157.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImZnIugI2sSodjH7YbdpOBzxkEHcP9vBLwYXux-oLlcLK8INoxCR7_ilXXjdcClsDW3b0pqdSCKNXi7jNTGKo_Wp9-xsKHQzweLZcTNXcaNqAQmTG287tO64F8BvkN6z3tHzlfsnlWawyndG0ynhGqFbOCR90g-isjt_swEaOUewgBhFBbxeb87nqusE/w180-h400/IMG_20230403_152609157.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Outer Ring</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took a fairly straightforward approach to the outer ring. It looks fairly complex in the photos but I just simplified it and built it up in layers of 3mm foam board. These were cut in arcs using the compass and the laid out. Each piece varied in width as the edge seems to slope inwards. I used more of the styrene gantry to provide depth and to elevate the top piece so that it slopes inwards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzD9FykNTB-NV0G6P3a2VCjwdJNFVpz8DSC7ooDlqZQNst-Z7l8LSTrw08U9MZ1mnncKYZdxjbxbQakUnNNsMI0C9mz0d50uSkctHEOweCJfzPCfaZEaHmFKTfOHI7woYKDdYtJWcFRHZMwwgNkGdU5z7yA54kjTcXAQmRkOolwwSCkhWO0EEDlIYFPd4/s4000/IMG_20230303_131846886_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzD9FykNTB-NV0G6P3a2VCjwdJNFVpz8DSC7ooDlqZQNst-Z7l8LSTrw08U9MZ1mnncKYZdxjbxbQakUnNNsMI0C9mz0d50uSkctHEOweCJfzPCfaZEaHmFKTfOHI7woYKDdYtJWcFRHZMwwgNkGdU5z7yA54kjTcXAQmRkOolwwSCkhWO0EEDlIYFPd4/w400-h180/IMG_20230303_131846886_MP.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvWUx03EiQ1lBg53aoUbHBs7dR2_UNFTpREUJcvo7yq9Dtiako8n3JB30w8nHtx0wMy1TLbLO5f0u8OJKSZKMLkA5IGIEyGWGFkLCMaawMWo_tAaYUyRihFV1ce5t84aN2igJE3oqY7evM77ZiHd5ELeCZos89cZHboB9oJBIyN_iIpKiLo8S81vuqeI/s4000/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvWUx03EiQ1lBg53aoUbHBs7dR2_UNFTpREUJcvo7yq9Dtiako8n3JB30w8nHtx0wMy1TLbLO5f0u8OJKSZKMLkA5IGIEyGWGFkLCMaawMWo_tAaYUyRihFV1ce5t84aN2igJE3oqY7evM77ZiHd5ELeCZos89cZHboB9oJBIyN_iIpKiLo8S81vuqeI/w180-h400/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The edge was covered with EVA foam and other bits with filled with flexible filler. On top detailing was provided by the 2mm cork as I found this much easier to work with when the pieces were so small. Again filler was used to smoothen things out and a piece of EVA foam was cut to fit over them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2VvURrHjoUJvvgd-qz8PCRf0jnrUM_3GkPc82Ij8_GJRaRnAamZHSM0j-OWdUwcGnYzJkw0j0lRiYR6sujNw9IMhFYN2T3R55h2XOeWfgsXuQAAZ5QV68XaF2F_A_jPdF5J24GHej7jlxpndX7EfJ2LsQA6z1aIlsIssJENbYRSGdhDFyOTaL9S_rIw/s4000/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2VvURrHjoUJvvgd-qz8PCRf0jnrUM_3GkPc82Ij8_GJRaRnAamZHSM0j-OWdUwcGnYzJkw0j0lRiYR6sujNw9IMhFYN2T3R55h2XOeWfgsXuQAAZ5QV68XaF2F_A_jPdF5J24GHej7jlxpndX7EfJ2LsQA6z1aIlsIssJENbYRSGdhDFyOTaL9S_rIw/w180-h400/IMG_20230309_092629845_MP.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L_5DIn4RLMgU5-drUDhcydxi1NCg8OfY_40Z9axNVaOuIKywDiqy8PQBkGwFJaOwrKna_B3zSTd4ooFb9n9xp13z85HqL2wIuhtTN4inlFLWDAumuYlp4TbErChwXTlQ6jR85S0M0YDC39PKl9yStBgn9XkABd_VebYtdcpYDTUGVL9_kqhf_i5yJG8/s4000/IMG_20230303_131846886_MP.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdqbc4RGmNb7_xuYvecVsDZwIomuB0cU6T7_pNxvKQ_yd3eQxPGFEDJVCN1if0WX7DeksRusudT5TaV5EhbSUGfPvqhzPMDpoGqEHSvuFw1Qcm3IMjjU7h_ONuuibm-vsJeGS8leo2whtFGCCVIB4_sj0SfVRwABUOkm5SWfmGkeFwF6t82ueJfxT7rE/w400-h180/IMG_20230405_165100364.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Paint scheme</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxRE1TbRVjuXWSfenD6nGGczuit5S1nqwku2evxOYB-JNpos1dPwgjtszzGMMdglAog3_Z0HLH_tLv86VarHdymgvBo0jGnRKzmyd9dcQZp1N3ZTZN6oMncjwREmwaftjkImhcH7qMFeGPZHRAJqrhHbX8qdp8v1Oi_OucMSwWgtH4NbGNJlsIRYktPc/s4032/IMG_3232.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxRE1TbRVjuXWSfenD6nGGczuit5S1nqwku2evxOYB-JNpos1dPwgjtszzGMMdglAog3_Z0HLH_tLv86VarHdymgvBo0jGnRKzmyd9dcQZp1N3ZTZN6oMncjwREmwaftjkImhcH7qMFeGPZHRAJqrhHbX8qdp8v1Oi_OucMSwWgtH4NbGNJlsIRYktPc/w400-h300/IMG_3232.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I visited my local DIY store and picked up a selection of paint taster pots in various shades of grey, from very light through to black. I used these to paint the various elements generally working from the outside and bottom with the darker greys towards the centre and top with the lighter greys.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Lessons learnt</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So this was my first time working with foam and my main take away is that I really should have bought a proper hot wire cutter with adjustable angle cutting arm. This would have made my life much easier and would have resulted in a more accurate and consistent build.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Doing everything 6 times, or in some cases 12 or 18 times got really old, really quickly. It added considerably to the time taken to recreate this model.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Foam, in multiple different forms, is really easy to work with. You just need to choose the right kind of foam for the job. It’s fairly easy to hide errors with filler or some other covering. It cuts easily, glues well, can filled, smoothed and painted. I’ll definitely be looking to use it again on future projects.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So that’s it for the build of the tower base. Next time I’ll talk about creating the islands and the various solutions I used to create the water on the model. Till then keep your dice rolling.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-36143039906846563262023-06-18T10:01:00.011-07:002023-06-19T02:31:47.951-07:00Battle of Scarif - cutting the base of the citadel tower<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1mO33ALjTnaCfczCp3tw58xyo7tcPn2Unha6AhroddsmlaKh7PYBmbZZNCsGhCfii2NhH5LQmIqjzbw_300Wii0_KKSjcTKZBROv4ZXNV-r1cWNZ_xmEjKwZ2XPKSVOBsEm5xdrbYoqGNWZ3ytRFQj0I1orDZvpuVVBZligS9YpGTxi1KdPjnZiD/s1165/IMG_3168.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1mO33ALjTnaCfczCp3tw58xyo7tcPn2Unha6AhroddsmlaKh7PYBmbZZNCsGhCfii2NhH5LQmIqjzbw_300Wii0_KKSjcTKZBROv4ZXNV-r1cWNZ_xmEjKwZ2XPKSVOBsEm5xdrbYoqGNWZ3ytRFQj0I1orDZvpuVVBZligS9YpGTxi1KdPjnZiD/w400-h295/IMG_3168.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In my previous posts I've talked about the <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2023/05/battle-of-scarif-build-overview.html" target="_blank">initial design</a> and then the <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2023/06/battle-of-scarif-building-base-boards.html">creation of the boards</a> themselves. This post will look at the creation of the base of the tower. Again, my starting point was the map. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjAqyuc8n7ISvnQay6BBRdGu7a6f4VWBzzjGWZTfOYddJYU3H87o9SzxIS3F5sWD8tny4bb0fhhrLcS6SnfXy94qc3ygLP3-PQo-DE45jqMfy2d7COdIpEOiinSru6BZ98qxN_zehmlmcXb2oMpYUMKzSRIRljrGn15F_XHwfGYCOf7huMIvXTuJK/s606/scarif%20grid.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjAqyuc8n7ISvnQay6BBRdGu7a6f4VWBzzjGWZTfOYddJYU3H87o9SzxIS3F5sWD8tny4bb0fhhrLcS6SnfXy94qc3ygLP3-PQo-DE45jqMfy2d7COdIpEOiinSru6BZ98qxN_zehmlmcXb2oMpYUMKzSRIRljrGn15F_XHwfGYCOf7huMIvXTuJK/w269-h400/scarif%20grid.png" width="269" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Having neatly split my map in a 4 by 6 grid I was able to adjust the positioning to get the tower base to fit neatly into a 60cm by 60cm area at the bottom right hand side. This was crucial as will become clear later. What was also clear was that it was a complex geometric design. When checked against reference photos it was also clear that there were multiple different height levels as well, above and below the base layer of the boards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma8H2X1wNxixIJ0F3XW3J792vBbW4HWojjnpgOPbYFk979rB7k-LwkjH3YOaM1NDspmLoSbA6Txra76MiqLmj9qJhvwYBfVhPcrcfXO8v8TOi48pjAzVAwttvaj1shhl277EIhsDfkG1Bou_CW5ua4jZALfUdOAye94eNsYvzGMSMjN-FWQNEDUrY/s1165/IMG_3178.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma8H2X1wNxixIJ0F3XW3J792vBbW4HWojjnpgOPbYFk979rB7k-LwkjH3YOaM1NDspmLoSbA6Txra76MiqLmj9qJhvwYBfVhPcrcfXO8v8TOi48pjAzVAwttvaj1shhl277EIhsDfkG1Bou_CW5ua4jZALfUdOAye94eNsYvzGMSMjN-FWQNEDUrY/w400-h295/IMG_3178.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The next step was to create a reference template of the various concentric rings and angles. This required serious thought and repeated measurements from the map and reference photos. This had to be correct as the visual appeal of the full table would be determined from these measurements. I fired up MS Word and played around with the shapes at a quarter size. As a starting point I decided that each ring would be 5cm deep but with the central landing pad having a radius of 10cm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIWCnvODnYUGtmPLXIm6c8vWaXuTWvFVi0vZFKP2nnE0GjPTvKB8G862peSBwNNj0IU7b1gEiREZ8N9Xfx326VmX3FI5PtVI1jM2rD_UDx38y2CMAIucRV1y3QVLO6cu_S5vWcPpwui24Xa4KUJLoLXg17IJQo6zmxfAqzFbqE_BlkAziFjoz8ppi/s2012/IMG_20230119_151007909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2012" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIWCnvODnYUGtmPLXIm6c8vWaXuTWvFVi0vZFKP2nnE0GjPTvKB8G862peSBwNNj0IU7b1gEiREZ8N9Xfx326VmX3FI5PtVI1jM2rD_UDx38y2CMAIucRV1y3QVLO6cu_S5vWcPpwui24Xa4KUJLoLXg17IJQo6zmxfAqzFbqE_BlkAziFjoz8ppi/w400-h358/IMG_20230119_151007909.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I think at this point it's worth noting that the movie's design and production team based their design on the Imperial symbol. It's a clever Easter Egg that isn't visually obvious but is pretty cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj2Z0je009G8qRNdhzysi2auM68I1Jc2ZNrqUsl4dDgpPRCDrEgTS73wGJEq4zF5rW6kZdxhiz0btnP894HWybHtkK4bXY5J4fR1Czcc1Fbn7phxgReOhWSV3m1tQLRyJpzFiHLWRMKM3TSsSKVUmWT2pKuU7uXPD9LahLsWdjSbn2JuhLKXVrv3MoP4/s225/IMG_3398.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj2Z0je009G8qRNdhzysi2auM68I1Jc2ZNrqUsl4dDgpPRCDrEgTS73wGJEq4zF5rW6kZdxhiz0btnP894HWybHtkK4bXY5J4fR1Czcc1Fbn7phxgReOhWSV3m1tQLRyJpzFiHLWRMKM3TSsSKVUmWT2pKuU7uXPD9LahLsWdjSbn2JuhLKXVrv3MoP4/w400-h400/IMG_3398.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I couldn't make the tower base any bigger than the 60cm diameter because I needed to cut out a whole ring of the board to create the cooling reservoir. If I exceeded that size limit I might reach the edge of my board and I couldn't cut through or into the board edge. Once the ring measurements were decided the angles could be measured and drawn onto the plan. I simply printed the page and got out my pencil and protractor. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Where there were 6 spurs meant dividing 360° by 12, for 30° angles, one sticking out, and one not alternating around the base.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru-uBbIHj5WsPkBHeIMwu56es82kCmAtjxqR7-UxRjfIHnwI3kTxAHpldPZ2gM3ldQ2uqkY1VTPRxYz4FOd4crSuWvmnj9O7OyQYEzb2lo8ivp0teOgI0rYSDIj-9wIBt2Ny8eCRAu3-ytZiIWv-NZ4n5_nm-Y5ESyyCNvZZumLnSk9VEaDb8XDxk/s4000/IMG_20230115_130126886_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru-uBbIHj5WsPkBHeIMwu56es82kCmAtjxqR7-UxRjfIHnwI3kTxAHpldPZ2gM3ldQ2uqkY1VTPRxYz4FOd4crSuWvmnj9O7OyQYEzb2lo8ivp0teOgI0rYSDIj-9wIBt2Ny8eCRAu3-ytZiIWv-NZ4n5_nm-Y5ESyyCNvZZumLnSk9VEaDb8XDxk/w400-h180/IMG_20230115_130126886_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The 6 weirs, whilst geometrically spaced, were clearly smaller than the structure between them and a rough measure suggested they were about 15°. This seemed logical and visually pleasing so that's what I went with. I had to be careful with positioning as the weirs were the outermost point of the tower base. The easternmost weir was at the 3 o’clock position and so the tower centre was moved just over 2 cms to the left to ensure I didn’t hit or cut into the board’s wooden edge.</p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">With an outer ring with a 30cm radius I had to order a large compass specifically for this build. I tried the string round a pin but it just didn’t work. I pencilled in each of the rings and then used a protractor to mark all the various angles needed to outline the basic design onto the board. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The next step was to cut it all out. I used a large snap off knife with the blade extended to cut the initial shape into the foam. This seemed to work pretty well. I was able to lever out the central section where the cooling reservoir was and only had to make some minor tidying up cuts to the edges where I wasn’t completely happy that the sides were vertical. For my first attempt at cutting foam to a specific shape though I was very pleased with the result. As I was soon to discover though having a hot wire cutter, specifically one on a machine with an adjustable angle arm would have been a god send with this build. I definitely regret not getting one, but hey ho, it’s now on the Christmas list!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicShqWV2UcXNWpBSvYP8qeQJ5yQglginsE47J23INsIKrInY-xiAI3GOeK4M4YQS8vjB31kihQi7CNZExV3NsSC_wCM_617XUiuS-606-WPIinfCaHmIRizOYk0oXAXzE454vfkv5JhUSGc-AmkIppZPfGnmTSMClp8KE0oG4Drci9EWgNendBop3T/s4000/IMG_20230120_075438473_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicShqWV2UcXNWpBSvYP8qeQJ5yQglginsE47J23INsIKrInY-xiAI3GOeK4M4YQS8vjB31kihQi7CNZExV3NsSC_wCM_617XUiuS-606-WPIinfCaHmIRizOYk0oXAXzE454vfkv5JhUSGc-AmkIppZPfGnmTSMClp8KE0oG4Drci9EWgNendBop3T/w400-h180/IMG_20230120_075438473_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then raised the middle section slightly, by 10mm, using pink xps board. This was set in slightly so I could bevel the edge. The inner most circle got another xps board layer and then a disc of 25mm cetoflex added on top to create the base for the central landing pad.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2V3rPbm_1rRtdfGkfLmPHN4Byohgj2qdTY4xEKaAloqbq12zLcMsblXn7ixA6iVvBhQOkdjnYqf4GGoqrnkPls-SMr4ljoa9M2wexVKyGGZNfxYGkBmQdIjZfheyUZknRO-K-Xq0TcYd2MXqUcSU3822GpchQghhNrgeM8JiFQP2c2m5hX2j3uH2/s4000/IMG_20230120_092701698_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2V3rPbm_1rRtdfGkfLmPHN4Byohgj2qdTY4xEKaAloqbq12zLcMsblXn7ixA6iVvBhQOkdjnYqf4GGoqrnkPls-SMr4ljoa9M2wexVKyGGZNfxYGkBmQdIjZfheyUZknRO-K-Xq0TcYd2MXqUcSU3822GpchQghhNrgeM8JiFQP2c2m5hX2j3uH2/w400-h180/IMG_20230120_092701698_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-wrq1MznMKIcOZBeBQrs4b2AOtYFVAfQusSBeWOdrZ-kx4IQstinnm-333weyR3GXdHlqQZNiLdYc8_9sGre3FDIooApr4vfyM-Jki6u53vKH6V6xWFxfflxKApdxGS-rtOPNZAvzUXTNKVkb8eiJOIY5vaJUBVL6DaQeEpul0R6Sv0uKTfXRPf9/s4000/IMG_20230119_151103332_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-wrq1MznMKIcOZBeBQrs4b2AOtYFVAfQusSBeWOdrZ-kx4IQstinnm-333weyR3GXdHlqQZNiLdYc8_9sGre3FDIooApr4vfyM-Jki6u53vKH6V6xWFxfflxKApdxGS-rtOPNZAvzUXTNKVkb8eiJOIY5vaJUBVL6DaQeEpul0R6Sv0uKTfXRPf9/w400-h180/IMG_20230119_151103332_HDR.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was all glued down and gave me the basis for creating all of the tower base detailing which is what I will cover in the next post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Keep those dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-27942477328380870832023-06-02T14:04:00.002-07:002023-06-02T14:04:18.917-07:00Battle of Scarif - Building the base boards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyBV-rMVv1AQOLYcfS0HCQZJOhPIBy4TVPaBGqtIlVuQRUUKTBUJSDJXKIY5CvO77bCPLZnS9jzxBzR2WqFUx_NIsS5Xe0geqxjRVAu1D2lklYNFotJJuGK7gJpHYKbykZq1ZZUEaSwsMcnRoaEB7bQ9QKvIWBcKA84fbiPXexfbuai0eFqyUTCw3/s1165/20230109_085248872_iOS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyBV-rMVv1AQOLYcfS0HCQZJOhPIBy4TVPaBGqtIlVuQRUUKTBUJSDJXKIY5CvO77bCPLZnS9jzxBzR2WqFUx_NIsS5Xe0geqxjRVAu1D2lklYNFotJJuGK7gJpHYKbykZq1ZZUEaSwsMcnRoaEB7bQ9QKvIWBcKA84fbiPXexfbuai0eFqyUTCw3/w400-h295/20230109_085248872_iOS.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Having decided to build an 1800mm by 1200mm board to refight the battle of Scarif, and having found a map that I liked, I now needed to build the boards themselves. This wasn’t as straightforward as I would have liked. I know from experience that I can fit three 1200mm by 600mm boards into the stacking system I’ve built for my car, so I knew how big each board was going to be. The challenge came from the depth each board would need to be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpwZDZCLpRM4tKqzXBny90qoMMs4xT8YqxF-AfdsRb9PsfYcQtbaxYR2hqNqLSMUYNu4xLZE3Xh3FXW1shwL7jg_Q-YKvCOmirsiV4ogJpV4ihRt6YNc1MH0S9DRKYNQB4uZTehM0_2s80BWnsN8NhDFB1zOJEfRzVWlRNWMV7XZYSydh6ak9WMtW/s1165/20230109_082954934_iOS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpwZDZCLpRM4tKqzXBny90qoMMs4xT8YqxF-AfdsRb9PsfYcQtbaxYR2hqNqLSMUYNu4xLZE3Xh3FXW1shwL7jg_Q-YKvCOmirsiV4ogJpV4ihRt6YNc1MH0S9DRKYNQB4uZTehM0_2s80BWnsN8NhDFB1zOJEfRzVWlRNWMV7XZYSydh6ak9WMtW/w400-h295/20230109_082954934_iOS.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I googled other Scarif games that people have put on, including some enormous 28mm games and also looked at other models of Scarif that people have built including some impressive Lego versions. Whilst all of them were great in their own ways none of them seemed to have really recreated the whole battlefield in detail, with most in particular, just building the tower itself and at best paying lip service to recreating the tower base. Quite understandable, but this gave me the chance to do something unusual.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJzTWK-DfMBJBgRw1BZOygevPXQSXJryrMHShNS-FQwUpisv9S2CE16wmYLoq-dutvDvVmEZPypFDwu8rGi7iN2gedjnzSDwZxzeBvB7eivMLX17xIUdcppFyJSIsXckTnDxVT5pelBTeaOsCv72kkUDbgLil2lnUPXxbzePOJQkNu6zxM0XfjNcq/s1165/20230109_083011015_iOS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJzTWK-DfMBJBgRw1BZOygevPXQSXJryrMHShNS-FQwUpisv9S2CE16wmYLoq-dutvDvVmEZPypFDwu8rGi7iN2gedjnzSDwZxzeBvB7eivMLX17xIUdcppFyJSIsXckTnDxVT5pelBTeaOsCv72kkUDbgLil2lnUPXxbzePOJQkNu6zxM0XfjNcq/w400-h295/20230109_083011015_iOS.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The base of the tower is very complex. It’s very geometric, in concentric patterns replicated 6 times. There are multiple transit lines intersecting with the outer ring, 6 main arteries connecting with the tower centre, ducts, gangways, 6 massive weirs with attendant waterfalls and enormous pool as well as a landing pad, all of which are on multiple different height levels. The rest of the board is fairly straightforward with low island atolls and sea - a pleasant change after the contours of my Imjin board!</p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Luke Fellows, of Geek Gaming Scenics, builds his boards using 6mm MDF or ply with 20mm or 25mm battens round the edges with the middle infilled with polystyrene insulation. I’ve built my last few boards the same way and I really like the system. If you are not familiar, check out this video he did here as it’s a very effective system.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RhetEgceznE" width="320" youtube-src-id="RhetEgceznE"></iframe></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p>I still wanted to use this system but the problem was with the six waterfalls surrounding the tower. I wanted to represent these and they needed to seem massive. A 25mm drop was not going to be sufficient to convey the scale of the complex. I thought that if I doubled that drop to 50mm I could probably make that work. That would allow me to infill the board with 50mm insulation and keep to the same system just with deeper insulation. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iQcK4DkxOMY9uxyNlUpT932inwnzWGqHOjH4NILz28LEvh8SpdcxOxJiNVI6VKoNvwaHZslsMmtZMI3Vf8ZN_LbD85_vDiy_hlQvYF5pvLgAw8MNnTBh0kNbcrpG50TJVby48V_jaPrswt_0_I1TJqQkdaSiHvCOAcshfHZ5hvm8R9skJ0Fj6JJJ/s1165/20230109_083041830_iOS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iQcK4DkxOMY9uxyNlUpT932inwnzWGqHOjH4NILz28LEvh8SpdcxOxJiNVI6VKoNvwaHZslsMmtZMI3Vf8ZN_LbD85_vDiy_hlQvYF5pvLgAw8MNnTBh0kNbcrpG50TJVby48V_jaPrswt_0_I1TJqQkdaSiHvCOAcshfHZ5hvm8R9skJ0Fj6JJJ/w400-h295/20230109_083041830_iOS.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The problem was that I couldn’t find any wood cut neatly, with clean edges and smooth that was exactly 50mm. Everybody that showed up in the search results for 50mm battens, strips or whatever actually provided the cut at about 44mm. There was clearly some major discussion and agreement amongst British wood suppliers that nobody needed exactly 2 inch thick wood and that 1inch and 3 quarters was just fine. Except it wasn’t for me. It would have meant slicing the top 6mm of whatever insulation I needed across the face of the insulation boards! Not going to happen!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Going any deeper than 50mm, up to say 75mm or 100mm, which I could get wood for was going to cause significant weight issues as well as imperilling my stacking system. So I was stuck at 50mm. The only option was to cut wider wood down to 50mm. I picked up some 119mm wide by 18mm thick smooth finished timber and fired up my rarely used table saw. With some test cuts and the odd error I was able to cut the timber lengthways into 50mm strips. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">These were then cut into the appropriate lengths using a mitre saw, which is when I realised I hadn’t cut enough and had to go back and buy more timber. Basic maths fail and an extra day’s effort required. D’oh!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYNOCO5i6o6KZmFNktAin_-6-MCGb2HV3gvl3Z4AXM65cEYXjWhWJHMit27cCd2ya-ZTOT5FeEs8P8QlGMa89mj0aLn_fx5i6aG7sa6VWO1GgsXMVPAYlv9lNDiKK_L-ENIaSkSdjAnYveXhUSH18HulMWw9hAfg0OFWc-gWGwkqJEIeLp87SyTOn/s4000/IMG_20230103_113219280_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYNOCO5i6o6KZmFNktAin_-6-MCGb2HV3gvl3Z4AXM65cEYXjWhWJHMit27cCd2ya-ZTOT5FeEs8P8QlGMa89mj0aLn_fx5i6aG7sa6VWO1GgsXMVPAYlv9lNDiKK_L-ENIaSkSdjAnYveXhUSH18HulMWw9hAfg0OFWc-gWGwkqJEIeLp87SyTOn/w400-h180/IMG_20230103_113219280_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I glued and screwed the wooden strips to some 6mm MDF boards that I checked were all absolutely the same size. I used clamps and corner angles to ensure that the sides were perfectly square and absolutely vertical and screwed them into each other at the corners. Whilst narrower than I’m used to using at 18mm thick I believe the height at 50mm will prevent any warpage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNMnAjUti4IEkEB_RyrdD-ELtAdfuhOVfHiXv1XGGeWihteqjGFbp6V5qU-KiuF-_SSlHvkyBi3soJlSi_EYTS1XBT4kJ7bR5sb454XhhyWLLjsAMkM3OsrwwjR52TbTx8YspqdnwhdvfTC5oWoy1FVh3yFn0JFstmqzG8enxL_BXzVC_0r29wMu5/s4000/IMG_20230103_113203508_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNMnAjUti4IEkEB_RyrdD-ELtAdfuhOVfHiXv1XGGeWihteqjGFbp6V5qU-KiuF-_SSlHvkyBi3soJlSi_EYTS1XBT4kJ7bR5sb454XhhyWLLjsAMkM3OsrwwjR52TbTx8YspqdnwhdvfTC5oWoy1FVh3yFn0JFstmqzG8enxL_BXzVC_0r29wMu5/w400-h180/IMG_20230103_113203508_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I then cut Reticel 50mm thick insulation board to fit into the middle of each board and glued it in place using spots of gorilla glue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGUndBgs37lhWDhb-wDKB249UsS2rR4gniJ-D38BYvh8uELD1YImE9YQNhQV1Py_X8f74wakKNZS9XD5TV9-otHUNQRaSiZc2PaH0JtE2SeANSOmSSYhZg6-AWYW0fIxgrjK9lw6rg8ocvRqAQhk8Fx3ZC6nnKVe6Riyhx79qdDKJvbbD-6Xl-B-G/s4000/IMG_20230113_083619795_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGUndBgs37lhWDhb-wDKB249UsS2rR4gniJ-D38BYvh8uELD1YImE9YQNhQV1Py_X8f74wakKNZS9XD5TV9-otHUNQRaSiZc2PaH0JtE2SeANSOmSSYhZg6-AWYW0fIxgrjK9lw6rg8ocvRqAQhk8Fx3ZC6nnKVe6Riyhx79qdDKJvbbD-6Xl-B-G/w400-h180/IMG_20230113_083619795_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I overlaid the top with some good quality wall lining paper carefully laid edge to edge and glued down at the edge of each board to minimise potential for warping.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLSeBYeWYmdQ-R4yceRo7GPf0o85Hetl0YoAqIO8B8DVNxbTBbHgu-UT6JAOhZW-PxyUK_tlLyuKpNT5Kbo715J6PBTphpyFeAcB6vxFvZaH5nTIKFpxh9idndOTHb6nk_F7odSiDVzl_AoPZF_Cvst2lXPciGXarpu76i9sWHabSJlDSzTkz_Lny/s4000/IMG_20230104_095506233_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLSeBYeWYmdQ-R4yceRo7GPf0o85Hetl0YoAqIO8B8DVNxbTBbHgu-UT6JAOhZW-PxyUK_tlLyuKpNT5Kbo715J6PBTphpyFeAcB6vxFvZaH5nTIKFpxh9idndOTHb6nk_F7odSiDVzl_AoPZF_Cvst2lXPciGXarpu76i9sWHabSJlDSzTkz_Lny/w400-h180/IMG_20230104_095506233_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I filled in gaps and screw holes with wood filler, sanded everything smooth and applied two coats of black gloss paint. I now had a blank canvas upon which to create my model.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e4rgFTA6JfWAPBg48Cp7ver55QCzhJz7Ug_qlpEOrU2Y8cqXwQBstH20txESdlF7WQrcP_H-iSJ3SeWvqHbvfaUgLRLiuVNYgDqGVapn3wdMUl2P2KVAnyQXxTqGv_ogrtQwGMnXQux_r13U8ZO5f2owruGBFdmAEVxjdOFAvGQVmoO9-IM6Irtm/s4032/20230208_102004442_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e4rgFTA6JfWAPBg48Cp7ver55QCzhJz7Ug_qlpEOrU2Y8cqXwQBstH20txESdlF7WQrcP_H-iSJ3SeWvqHbvfaUgLRLiuVNYgDqGVapn3wdMUl2P2KVAnyQXxTqGv_ogrtQwGMnXQux_r13U8ZO5f2owruGBFdmAEVxjdOFAvGQVmoO9-IM6Irtm/w400-h300/20230208_102004442_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next time I will look at how I created the shape and design of the tower base. Until then keep the dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-82934940480411235312023-05-23T15:06:00.008-07:002023-05-23T15:06:57.631-07:00Battle of Scarif build overview<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5dlPrShbRnWbf5ZvMIU-bmXcJ8HLrhNPotwjAPaoVwnro4DYz34FB-YFrbCzC8l94hrGT4gfaUauX_88iR1--ZJDyINf3KZWayrxXbW-22wU0pgZNNEHs856zEST-Ta2MV7ayNAVVcDbLoMCb3wNsWpV3EdiZDBIFx4w7YWhJ6QC9kYAK4X_x69x/s1165/IMG_3208.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1165" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5dlPrShbRnWbf5ZvMIU-bmXcJ8HLrhNPotwjAPaoVwnro4DYz34FB-YFrbCzC8l94hrGT4gfaUauX_88iR1--ZJDyINf3KZWayrxXbW-22wU0pgZNNEHs856zEST-Ta2MV7ayNAVVcDbLoMCb3wNsWpV3EdiZDBIFx4w7YWhJ6QC9kYAK4X_x69x/w400-h295/IMG_3208.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">My latest project is building a 6ft by 4ft board representing the Battle of Scarif from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. You know the one, where the rebels led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor land on the Imperial planet of Scarif to steal the plans for the Death Star. It’s an epic battle with stormtroopers fighting Rebel commandos, x-wings blasting AT-ACTs, an enormous tower and star destroyers smashing into each other. I want to show all of it and run it as a participation game at shows.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l__84IgFWao" width="320" youtube-src-id="l__84IgFWao"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">So first things first I needed to decide how big it was going to be and what elements were going to be included on the board. As always I went hunting for a map. It’s a made up battle so what are the chances that there’s a map for it - well pretty good really. It turns out that there are people even nerdier than me. I found multiple different maps and drawings of Scarif of varying quality and detail. Looking at them more closely it became clear that most related to the video game version and that others were just generic. However I did find one that seemed just right and that appeared to map the whole complex pretty accurately when I compared photos and screenshots with the map. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo9YMp8xHS4sHCKYGPrj_2WjifSByeMWpRDM_9HEZ2vrCwwIGYYKimrFDF8FnA9GS22d2NgKR5GZ5t-JoZVaE-H_LpPyClaGVmysUdzHbE0BfZClgnBogB8bQZpzWx-Yf1is_BMGPswWdUbfJncBD3fSIgfO4jl4IgDPAQPSZjpXCKWiP_cO-ccFK/s2377/IMG_1977.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo9YMp8xHS4sHCKYGPrj_2WjifSByeMWpRDM_9HEZ2vrCwwIGYYKimrFDF8FnA9GS22d2NgKR5GZ5t-JoZVaE-H_LpPyClaGVmysUdzHbE0BfZClgnBogB8bQZpzWx-Yf1is_BMGPswWdUbfJncBD3fSIgfO4jl4IgDPAQPSZjpXCKWiP_cO-ccFK/w552-h640/IMG_1977.jpeg" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I knew I could fit a 6ft x 4ft (1800mm by 1200mm) board into my car using the stacking system I created for my Imjin board. I therefore looked to see how I could fit as much of the map as possible onto that size board. A lot of the terrain is not actually fought over in the movie and by making the tower base 60cm in diameter, I could fit all of the key bits of the battle onto the rest of the board. I placed a 4 by 6 grid over the map and hey presto I was good to go! Well pretty much, I just needed to make the tower a bit smaller and the islands a bit bigger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijmp8skR73OHs8nalynprOQy_K2mqjyfdDhssn4y6xhq2-Clyy_xFeZpPVh81jp6ogqgct5NT-m0crf7JXE4s3ufzlcPYHwUswjxjJlDA6HVZN18dldu941hyWFSELaMFOd1zqgCUwmxHp6SuzYFaVgVXEOfbQj6GHzOgI_LPU_PRr58Z5IT7obM3/s606/scarif%20grid.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijmp8skR73OHs8nalynprOQy_K2mqjyfdDhssn4y6xhq2-Clyy_xFeZpPVh81jp6ogqgct5NT-m0crf7JXE4s3ufzlcPYHwUswjxjJlDA6HVZN18dldu941hyWFSELaMFOd1zqgCUwmxHp6SuzYFaVgVXEOfbQj6GHzOgI_LPU_PRr58Z5IT7obM3/w430-h640/scarif%20grid.png" width="430" /></a></div><p>The board was going to create a number of challenges,</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A very complex tower build with an enormous tower structure </li><li>Large expanses of sea, beaches, weirs and waterfalls</li><li>Tropical islands with beaches, bushes and oh so many trees</li><li>Lots of interconnected transit systems with attendant infrastructure</li><li>Trying to make the board look like the movie</li><li>Sourcing 6mm figures, walkers and spaceships </li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the good news is that there are no hills, no real contours and as it’s not historical I have quite a bit of licence. It’s also pushing my modelling into areas that I’ve not worked in before so I was really looking forward to starting work on it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next post will cover the creation of the base elements of the board.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until then keep those dice rolling </div><div><br /></div><div>Charles the Modeller </div><p></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-41175250434921291472023-04-24T14:59:00.005-07:002023-04-24T14:59:41.578-07:00Imjin River Event - Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiiTQqLT5S1iGWBXVzY3airIBzgXVZlA_8H0Tmaqt6RHsfCrnBwyApxezCt69ajUvU5faSx1YxdDPDIFXYo8Pig6eiCki6i3ks1iKM8RIpIeWtHdJ6ldvIssohVIJDCxiaQ7kDMIED3HB95U3TPKPfCyL29rU6irK_Oc-AhWvk7rQf_oVAXHj1SRYr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiiTQqLT5S1iGWBXVzY3airIBzgXVZlA_8H0Tmaqt6RHsfCrnBwyApxezCt69ajUvU5faSx1YxdDPDIFXYo8Pig6eiCki6i3ks1iKM8RIpIeWtHdJ6ldvIssohVIJDCxiaQ7kDMIED3HB95U3TPKPfCyL29rU6irK_Oc-AhWvk7rQf_oVAXHj1SRYr=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I will be taking my River Imjin board and the game to the <a href="https://www.soldiersofglos.com/" target="_blank">Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum</a> for a three day event this weekend the 29th April to the 1st May.</p><p>The game will be open to play to visitors to the museum and run amidst the memorabilia and artefacts of the Glosters in the heart of this fantastic Museum. If you are near Gloucester please head over to the museum and come and give this game a go.</p><p>I hope to run one day of the historic battle each day with the game concluding on Monday afternoon. Timings are a little bit tricky because of the variable nature of a game but I expect things to look something similar to this:</p><p><b>Saturday 29th April</b> will cover 10pm 22nd April to 10am 23rd April 1951</p><p>11am Guy Temple's ambush at Gloster Crossing</p><p>12pm Chinese troops flood across the Imjin</p><p>1pm Chinese troops engage A and D coys on hills 148 and 182</p><p>2pm Hard fighting for hills 148 and 182, Chinese troops threaten Truell's guns</p><p>3pm Curtis' action for his VC, denouement of the battle for the hilltops</p><p><b>Sunday 30th April</b> will cover 12pm 23rd April to 10am 24th April 1951</p><p>11am Retreat of survivors of A and D coys to hill 235, B coy establishing positions on hill 314</p><p>12pm Grist's mad dash and Chinese envelopment of Gloster position and crossing the Imjin in daylight</p><p>1pm Chinese initial attacks on hill 314</p><p>2pm Chinese attacks on 314 intensify</p><p>3pm Survivors of B coy try to reach hill 235</p><p><b>Monday 1st May</b> will cover 12pm 24th April to 12pm 25th April 1951</p><p>11am Relief column arrives!</p><p>12pm Ammunition run and final positions</p><p>1pm Chinese wave attacks on hill 235</p><p>2pm Chinese attacks intensify and Drum Major Buss plays everything except retreat</p><p>3pm Daylight brings airstrikes and a flying Boxcar attempts resupply.</p><p>Once the event finishes the board will stay on at the museum and will be on display in the Korea room to help the museum tell the story of the Glosters Epic last stand.</p><p>Keep the Dice Rolling</p><p>Charles the Modeller</p><p><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-26958918560512938142023-03-16T15:00:00.000-07:002023-03-16T15:00:01.451-07:00My Modelling Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nQ8qt7-C3LAzlN9oBCzVggWAaz_7bQXPDyenO-TtofrjVf4X2AmpKLLWyozLdhd9LjdKIWLQZrvwnbVS9FLtApDhwAwuUT0Mv_6anuIc_Yoa2BV9QjSTgXDYLsGp1ilhMQUdLg4PTZ4zI9lbDYWauI79JN2nPWJuj5bvDt_3QgERUDT_o9FRyUxQ/s4032/A29F9737-1A03-425D-8586-2A56D3D2D189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nQ8qt7-C3LAzlN9oBCzVggWAaz_7bQXPDyenO-TtofrjVf4X2AmpKLLWyozLdhd9LjdKIWLQZrvwnbVS9FLtApDhwAwuUT0Mv_6anuIc_Yoa2BV9QjSTgXDYLsGp1ilhMQUdLg4PTZ4zI9lbDYWauI79JN2nPWJuj5bvDt_3QgERUDT_o9FRyUxQ/w400-h300/A29F9737-1A03-425D-8586-2A56D3D2D189.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have been really fortunate that recently I’ve been able to get my own dedicated hobby space. It’s a room in the roof space above a building I own as part of my business. I persuaded my wife to let me convert it. This may have taken some time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To convert the room I needed to remove a stud wall and level a floor, remove a built in cupboard, improve the lighting and redecorate. I’m pretty handy and so I was able to do everything apart from the electrics myself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL1Xve2ZPkNaLxXqN5wE9Tx3fJYh1aWBo9Hh4LAIRFzaUJZpfJY1sbivNeQIaWpqPF3PIMYTxC3QoI2nIT_uZRAG6AikQ268u9IBKcu-qAnKdp35xM6XHq7Wb17707XzkxCV1VyAiyrWAwruurzZ2hKeWWPFTHsDDWvCNygWa_hQklvCjBKatlyVJ/s4000/BF40082F-8949-4ED1-9E59-9DA36A70CA04.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL1Xve2ZPkNaLxXqN5wE9Tx3fJYh1aWBo9Hh4LAIRFzaUJZpfJY1sbivNeQIaWpqPF3PIMYTxC3QoI2nIT_uZRAG6AikQ268u9IBKcu-qAnKdp35xM6XHq7Wb17707XzkxCV1VyAiyrWAwruurzZ2hKeWWPFTHsDDWvCNygWa_hQklvCjBKatlyVJ/w400-h180/BF40082F-8949-4ED1-9E59-9DA36A70CA04.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This gives me a working floor space of 12ft by 15ft, or 3.6m by 4.5m. There’s a bit of a corridor that I have been able to put an ikea storage system and which will hold most of my minis.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The lighting is provided by 8 x 1m long LED strips with 6000 daylight output. I have them on two separate switches and the room is very brightly lit. The only downside to these lights is the interference it causes in photos and video. I am looking at how to mitigate this, but at the moment it’s a minor issue.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I spent a lot of time planning what was going to go into the room and how I wanted it to function. This involved looking around the web and YouTube for ideas and how to guides and it took a while, however, it was really valuable research and well worth it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I laid laminate floor because it’s easier to keep clean and mop up the inevitable spills and splashes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I needed workbenches, so I spent a bit of time watching YouTube videos and then planned and built them myself. I used 47 by 89mm timber to make the legs and frame for each workbench. Once the carcass was built I topped it with 18mm plywood and put in a bottom shelf of 12mm ply. Then I added lockable caster wheels to enable me to move them around the main workspace. Finally I painted them, with the tops and shelves getting multiple coats of a polyurethane floor paint to make it tough and durable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCWqYI7EiWer9_zs916gZUI1p9cysVl7XLFQA9xHEGNck5UY_HukzoT_c51oA9pRSxJlw3w8WMadk9wgeUQUTL0fvtSAVgK0rL9kb0VFMUUojc7Pp-nqnrl1G7UpxVoZqvN_q04ME0ijae5jNRVJgGGkUs0OKiOfXndF1usj3Ag3hXXAb1HqilDwh/s4000/D8BF877E-2FD7-48BD-B016-D33DA77CF2E7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCWqYI7EiWer9_zs916gZUI1p9cysVl7XLFQA9xHEGNck5UY_HukzoT_c51oA9pRSxJlw3w8WMadk9wgeUQUTL0fvtSAVgK0rL9kb0VFMUUojc7Pp-nqnrl1G7UpxVoZqvN_q04ME0ijae5jNRVJgGGkUs0OKiOfXndF1usj3Ag3hXXAb1HqilDwh/w400-h180/D8BF877E-2FD7-48BD-B016-D33DA77CF2E7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMztzuwe44BZTuJwqKo3lxQXIIfPXX_VvmZYrbE0SHGQcqpVQgPmgrhTX_Hg2cWPbKNtXHzSU06QclEGuNFBxsTUEWJ_1b_kxxRfPnoFMBosBV4TnGSElWH7_lwgZCPn4_5ekHQIDkVAZ5Md0lDXASLvD6EphZbAejW8XF683rgvbUOpyJvsJCDOlq/s4000/1A4FBC92-C72C-49AE-B4A3-E05CFE14CCC4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMztzuwe44BZTuJwqKo3lxQXIIfPXX_VvmZYrbE0SHGQcqpVQgPmgrhTX_Hg2cWPbKNtXHzSU06QclEGuNFBxsTUEWJ_1b_kxxRfPnoFMBosBV4TnGSElWH7_lwgZCPn4_5ekHQIDkVAZ5Md0lDXASLvD6EphZbAejW8XF683rgvbUOpyJvsJCDOlq/w400-h180/1A4FBC92-C72C-49AE-B4A3-E05CFE14CCC4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I built two workbenches with a surface of 600mm by 1200mm. The second though, has an additional shelf and a removable top section. This allows me to operate a table saw using the other workbench as an outfeed table.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAenL0NpFgRXpYKIHsJuQDcJSEeSIZHmGD5gKlNIzkn0LH4SL9gjTUd7dAuLQncrofFOZ8LOXvhvM7VdArnJuqwRj95DJUaC0VFNbvB6yOvLP9uMzL7rN6SR4q1N7lcM-8dlWxJOSGHF1fczmRsz-pQKqPAGwH2FsehyUGn4o2PYhJejC47sV-dZx3/s4000/5AEB63A7-7365-4E49-8DD3-AC7234EB3938.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAenL0NpFgRXpYKIHsJuQDcJSEeSIZHmGD5gKlNIzkn0LH4SL9gjTUd7dAuLQncrofFOZ8LOXvhvM7VdArnJuqwRj95DJUaC0VFNbvB6yOvLP9uMzL7rN6SR4q1N7lcM-8dlWxJOSGHF1fczmRsz-pQKqPAGwH2FsehyUGn4o2PYhJejC47sV-dZx3/w400-h180/5AEB63A7-7365-4E49-8DD3-AC7234EB3938.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">However, my main workbench, is 1200mm by 2400mm and has the lower shelf indented by 300mm so I can move a chair into position if needed without catching my feet against anything. This workbench on its own will be big enough to handle most of my terrain building plans but by joining the workbenches together I can create a tabletop of 1800 by 2400mm or even 1200 by 3600mm. This gives me quite a lot of flexibility and a lot of tabletop space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJJW5Mm9zuX4Hq9z2lc3IWOaZAn0LjKpUU6H-PrpKtdk7eO6QXxbKwdaIK6xdwbYC7WRwGuBsEWfbRF1HSKA06iW145NWXl7kNMpRhVFjppLTEhTBGhPoX2n4Hjoo7oIHb2DWqAI8GmOJgdfrfzbcD0jrg17xIbcTr6C5teFgP4VvqdA8sbuz0OuJ/s4032/7116FDF2-B2C1-472C-B843-55A80C52542D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJJW5Mm9zuX4Hq9z2lc3IWOaZAn0LjKpUU6H-PrpKtdk7eO6QXxbKwdaIK6xdwbYC7WRwGuBsEWfbRF1HSKA06iW145NWXl7kNMpRhVFjppLTEhTBGhPoX2n4Hjoo7oIHb2DWqAI8GmOJgdfrfzbcD0jrg17xIbcTr6C5teFgP4VvqdA8sbuz0OuJ/w400-h300/7116FDF2-B2C1-472C-B843-55A80C52542D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Then I put some thought into organising my tools and modelling supplies. I tend to paint my minis at home in a spare room so I don’t currently need a painting space. But I still have a lot of tools to manage and keep tidy. Again YouTube was my inspiration and I very quickly decided that French cleats were the way to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEC98DJLzfQr4sLBdSZd8EoroiNsNHcWEV6offUIL08BvmsdwsVGaHcrgPSyE89_Qd2zuN0IOMRX2LTYhXmpFs3wMu1sqjZc47qZgBA7m2weFiaOPkBEarCu1_KToqIdn9vILp0ZnZ0Yx1MnTpor5XoX9m0uCCzxy-KIxmEMgu5KQ2OemiDh1pnrU/s4000/0A418F58-7ABE-41F5-930F-AE27420D61B4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEC98DJLzfQr4sLBdSZd8EoroiNsNHcWEV6offUIL08BvmsdwsVGaHcrgPSyE89_Qd2zuN0IOMRX2LTYhXmpFs3wMu1sqjZc47qZgBA7m2weFiaOPkBEarCu1_KToqIdn9vILp0ZnZ0Yx1MnTpor5XoX9m0uCCzxy-KIxmEMgu5KQ2OemiDh1pnrU/w400-h180/0A418F58-7ABE-41F5-930F-AE27420D61B4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">French cleats are a neat, flexible storage system. Essentially battens are fixed to the wall, usually about 18mm thick and about 50 - 75 mm high. These are cut length ways at a 45 degree angle, creating a top lip that stands proud from the wall. Attach another piece of the batten with the lip reversed to a shelf or rack and you slot that over the batten on the wall and hey presto you have a movable shelving solution. I used lots of wood left over from building various things to create custom racks, shelves and holders. I can add more if I need to and rearrange everything quite easily when the mood strikes.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPQ9aS55FKRUVGbM5DvxVMzWv5jKUDvDkKhFSMtUiA2u3RIh2JFNNPkD8UVKH9PWEzS7jghrAOhnrtZsoMGzYQkCgRixywTt7hg8Ip2FVkJylCgWD_tNb3xVkOsKmkUvDjfUoKlp7FY6Z7ye7JrqxIn1mf3CV7MnQhY6l8oHap1N1CEi9mxlBDKXH/s4000/A5A5CD15-5268-420F-88ED-4D9BAE2928E5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPQ9aS55FKRUVGbM5DvxVMzWv5jKUDvDkKhFSMtUiA2u3RIh2JFNNPkD8UVKH9PWEzS7jghrAOhnrtZsoMGzYQkCgRixywTt7hg8Ip2FVkJylCgWD_tNb3xVkOsKmkUvDjfUoKlp7FY6Z7ye7JrqxIn1mf3CV7MnQhY6l8oHap1N1CEi9mxlBDKXH/w400-h180/A5A5CD15-5268-420F-88ED-4D9BAE2928E5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcEual3nYnXu4NB11KVltkMrLm9SS3OjB9tbZ1Bs5fw91omkmabhZ1ksDQfV4zORbmxbfl4nhvA4m2moUkHil-oRXsCTHT0FcKdn01VcbVhNDOd5ZsIZKMQD2VupALXo_JPAlrmg6EQabkzEFnAmeBBADxkHvdqawAKLz15ixwEtvlYuM5Tv6E74a/s4000/A7081D20-E8F5-43B6-8B5F-D6962C0519BC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcEual3nYnXu4NB11KVltkMrLm9SS3OjB9tbZ1Bs5fw91omkmabhZ1ksDQfV4zORbmxbfl4nhvA4m2moUkHil-oRXsCTHT0FcKdn01VcbVhNDOd5ZsIZKMQD2VupALXo_JPAlrmg6EQabkzEFnAmeBBADxkHvdqawAKLz15ixwEtvlYuM5Tv6E74a/w400-h180/A7081D20-E8F5-43B6-8B5F-D6962C0519BC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With everything having a place it makes keeping track of tools easier and helps push me to keep things organised and tidy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next post should be about the beginning of my Battle of Scarif build. It’s progressing well and will be epic when finished.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then keep your dice rolling </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller</div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-54225363047825200582023-01-17T01:28:00.004-08:002023-01-17T01:28:39.945-08:00Plans for 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxEG5e05Qx1bmqXWPJhtchzdBjaJFI-7vXRjDj2kOTqBI5nRUw4N5wqpwtcKx9tiFE1l5Z9R_ClZ3Hg9_b3pTpi-ads5Xb19m2vVxZmAS1bBGGxOPXQvDwWspQVsotBUEvHRnp7ZjH-aArzs6jKQmP-yrFch1-TJznHzdYrLN5AHPFOTq8D4U14zT/s2204/D77CF7E2-524E-4648-940A-3281A517297B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2204" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxEG5e05Qx1bmqXWPJhtchzdBjaJFI-7vXRjDj2kOTqBI5nRUw4N5wqpwtcKx9tiFE1l5Z9R_ClZ3Hg9_b3pTpi-ads5Xb19m2vVxZmAS1bBGGxOPXQvDwWspQVsotBUEvHRnp7ZjH-aArzs6jKQmP-yrFch1-TJznHzdYrLN5AHPFOTq8D4U14zT/w400-h209/D77CF7E2-524E-4648-940A-3281A517297B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">In my last post I reviewed 2022, this post will cover my plans and hopes for the year ahead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This year I’ve created an Ovelist. An Ovelist is a simple collage of images, each one representing a task, job or activity I intend to do. It is named after its creator Andy Ovel from the <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/fejkb-17dc4c/Hobby-Support-Group-Podcast">Hobby Support Group podcast</a> and is an excellent way of tracking progress and focussing activity. It’s a living document and can be added to, removed from or amended throughout the year. It is not intended that it should become a mill stone around your neck. As you progress, ticks can be added to tasks completed and it should help visualise the progress and achievements that can get all to easily lost in the ether.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sC9abcLLQpI" width="320" youtube-src-id="sC9abcLLQpI"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Battle of Scarif Board</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">My big build for the year is going to be creating a board to refight the battle of Scarif, the final battle at the end of Rogue One. I’ve been intending to do this for a couple of years but having just watched the outstanding Andor TV series on Disney+ I have an added impetus now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The board will be 1800mm by 1200mm and will comprise the many islands and atolls that surround Scarif Tower. I will also incorporate the planetary shield into the game. The key terrain challenges are the enormous number of palm trees required and the modelling of the sea bed around the islands. The board needs to be ready for the Joy of Six wargame show on July 2nd in Sheffield.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhaWdTLSSY0HT6UMfl5S049MZMeHD3Z2u1Nhi6dff9jVpRWAf2Dh_XYUNwkihrYZ6lVUJsZ7Fq6tdaHrzgTelkM9V7YF6VRXk4fc3xMccfK48FflcBuK9zu7V1T4bsC70ZtKJ5PZvd9eLBawR2j77neO2m_odC3CB4ajDmrb6bCvdGiOTP7AjqqzP/s4160/97FB7CAF-6C35-4EA1-8893-3382C8655EC4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhaWdTLSSY0HT6UMfl5S049MZMeHD3Z2u1Nhi6dff9jVpRWAf2Dh_XYUNwkihrYZ6lVUJsZ7Fq6tdaHrzgTelkM9V7YF6VRXk4fc3xMccfK48FflcBuK9zu7V1T4bsC70ZtKJ5PZvd9eLBawR2j77neO2m_odC3CB4ajDmrb6bCvdGiOTP7AjqqzP/w400-h200/97FB7CAF-6C35-4EA1-8893-3382C8655EC4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">Scarif Tower</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The main focus on the board, and in the battle, is the huge Scarif Tower. I intend to model the entire complex including landing pads, hydro systems, cooling pipes and the tower itself with the huge communication dish. I’ve never done anything like this before so it’s a big challenge. The tower will be at least 60cm high.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNYQqC3p6jTf9fz11KQvxApbDv3_WeojHHHuciDoda1gC9a9zAv1EZJUsOKBbjzppsjEoif7D3YGwjwuvVWKeCEWsKUzcUVEpyiaD2Xr-IhX0c2zfevshcLgwG7XTRPtau5q_O_z3Orh7KY3gPuQX2lIcJCTFF6n0L7G44ZWNbyNS4yYDZ_wYpgAl/s1400/52BABA09-ADCB-4C7D-8094-D0D37540C78B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNYQqC3p6jTf9fz11KQvxApbDv3_WeojHHHuciDoda1gC9a9zAv1EZJUsOKBbjzppsjEoif7D3YGwjwuvVWKeCEWsKUzcUVEpyiaD2Xr-IhX0c2zfevshcLgwG7XTRPtau5q_O_z3Orh7KY3gPuQX2lIcJCTFF6n0L7G44ZWNbyNS4yYDZ_wYpgAl/w400-h300/52BABA09-ADCB-4C7D-8094-D0D37540C78B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;">Scarif figures</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I have sourced and am in the middle of painting all the various 6mm figures that I need to represent the rebel marauders as well as the Imperial stormtroopers, shoretroopers and deathtroopers I need to refight the ground battle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2FJ0lOKSSnXb6RusIEeb_EDzLpapBFHvdI4yX1wDN9inYy8rE73AttTB5WfVSNK3y9z-ot-Ircdn2fYsUAIr7PQljGQzoEbenfJpcjF1r01AVH0rUBsXWCncyDHhX9eJ9WtwHbl95ohZbLkrwPMQ5R6xZdpY9v-UUz3W4U5FMMylH92k4-1lG1HK/s347/84AF9D51-BD65-4AB7-A9D5-B903B22BD2E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="347" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2FJ0lOKSSnXb6RusIEeb_EDzLpapBFHvdI4yX1wDN9inYy8rE73AttTB5WfVSNK3y9z-ot-Ircdn2fYsUAIr7PQljGQzoEbenfJpcjF1r01AVH0rUBsXWCncyDHhX9eJ9WtwHbl95ohZbLkrwPMQ5R6xZdpY9v-UUz3W4U5FMMylH92k4-1lG1HK/w400-h168/84AF9D51-BD65-4AB7-A9D5-B903B22BD2E3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAjrA_nBagDwNAzeEirIZ5mIJkki_NCeu5gJYEhWjppO93yi50tySX2igATl1WhEWJCznBJY-6WQfGcX249XUoM-n0ylaPOdVX8thg2VKTma1s4DZFTxj9-KDeGaHz6DOg4CGWK2qoO94TtNcD36Y-hWjgANe_oKxFpsqZ4aT7i9S14jWOxpzHTiA/s1024/C19C8FBB-B239-46D4-8C5C-475415909CFE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="1024" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAjrA_nBagDwNAzeEirIZ5mIJkki_NCeu5gJYEhWjppO93yi50tySX2igATl1WhEWJCznBJY-6WQfGcX249XUoM-n0ylaPOdVX8thg2VKTma1s4DZFTxj9-KDeGaHz6DOg4CGWK2qoO94TtNcD36Y-hWjgANe_oKxFpsqZ4aT7i9S14jWOxpzHTiA/w400-h168/C19C8FBB-B239-46D4-8C5C-475415909CFE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;">Scarif Vehicles</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">An odd title but this covers the AT-ACTs, the X wings, TIE fighters, the Imperial Star Destroyers and the rebel fleet. I also intend to build a diorama of the Hammerhead driving the Star Destroyers into the planetary gate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>3D printer</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I’ve been wanting to get, and learn how to use, a 3D printer for over a year. I have decided now that I have a permanent hobby space I will take the plunge and buy one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>WW1 Figures </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I backed Henry Turners Europe Asunder: The Great War kickstarter last year. I have access to pretty much the entire figure library for the Great War. They really are beautiful figures and I hope my 3D printing skills progress well enough for me to be able to print out lots of the figures and I have enough time to paint them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPyx_jgo_mBqqB5tot0VBsJjjwHJSEbmgw7TtgVFImHW0WqzRhNCceZj-tksTFGIcyudR2v3-UdCnUA5x9ni8VTaWJ2XNUspFTBzVbFpJD4-wNSSRBVJzfnj2i5J9slT1YIOWLxOAPGbJIorX6byxhfwlFWyI4-g19-VyTgP1o3h_EgM9GsNp8Ee/s4000/16936EA4-D59E-4052-B399-9DAD1B99C73A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPyx_jgo_mBqqB5tot0VBsJjjwHJSEbmgw7TtgVFImHW0WqzRhNCceZj-tksTFGIcyudR2v3-UdCnUA5x9ni8VTaWJ2XNUspFTBzVbFpJD4-wNSSRBVJzfnj2i5J9slT1YIOWLxOAPGbJIorX6byxhfwlFWyI4-g19-VyTgP1o3h_EgM9GsNp8Ee/w400-h180/16936EA4-D59E-4052-B399-9DAD1B99C73A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>WW1 Rules</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I hope David and I can continue our excellent progress on testing the rules for All Hell Let Loose: Great War. With luck this year should see the development complete and then it’s just about distilling it into something coherent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Gloster Event</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The final outing of my Imjin River Korea board will hopefully be a 3 day event at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. I am intending to refight the three days of the battle in the Museum itself with visitors taking on the roles of the Glosters and the Chinese. The board will then stay at the Museum in the museum’s Korean room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI48M08itl2TZQWy3-CVvPQ9fvest3OD2BpPgNS6M-xjgJFsZci9WWJC739IfHrMTVgqCVz4EGo4ZkQXdjen9iOrHArqpFrWK2gUkUgokotlCSqS3rKvBiQwHKe_Yw7-7jwxSiI52tOZtHfbd-P8-Y1C3JkUVYh0xz9Zw6z1sXbO79h0xBLcehuBBy/s4000/2C9FFF7E-7F98-4FFB-B1DF-83A84B02B952.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI48M08itl2TZQWy3-CVvPQ9fvest3OD2BpPgNS6M-xjgJFsZci9WWJC739IfHrMTVgqCVz4EGo4ZkQXdjen9iOrHArqpFrWK2gUkUgokotlCSqS3rKvBiQwHKe_Yw7-7jwxSiI52tOZtHfbd-P8-Y1C3JkUVYh0xz9Zw6z1sXbO79h0xBLcehuBBy/w400-h180/2C9FFF7E-7F98-4FFB-B1DF-83A84B02B952.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Modelling Space</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have recently finished refurbishing some roof space for use as a permanent modelling space. This needs developing and customising so that I can build models and wargame in it. I’m making excellent progress and will post on it shortly. This should make a huge difference to my hobbying giving me the space to really expand my output.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Gaming with the kids</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope that over the year I’ll be able to get my two sons to play some games with me and hopefully they’ll catch the wargaming bug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Gaming with my mates</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now I have the space I hope to spend much more time gaming with my mates. I’m setting a target of 20 nights/ days of wargaming and 10 of roleplaying during the year at mine and 10 nights/ days at friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>YouTube</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hopefully this year I will make more content for YouTube. I’d like to produce some content on modelling techniques and the models I’ve built.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All in all quite a list, but plenty to keep me going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller </div><p></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-90148072655351127862023-01-01T08:13:00.006-08:002023-01-05T12:01:08.123-08:002022 Year in Review <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1URXmV20BIfBzEpWRjRebkAEtFQUFgg73Gx313nlAgqsTmd1yjPXXZX2f4tHA03gRE3jovKcdVqaMrX3XwUOgzqKvJOAMOJn23Js0aTJhAxxCUWtJUXvJcK74r12X-TTTEHZjATUS_h06Iiwqwpy4hO8fK67Yu4uv2Q5nakxksMwFhq0Ljpf4jTGJ/s4000/43567AE3-93DF-4218-B5B3-DB34A0991A47.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1URXmV20BIfBzEpWRjRebkAEtFQUFgg73Gx313nlAgqsTmd1yjPXXZX2f4tHA03gRE3jovKcdVqaMrX3XwUOgzqKvJOAMOJn23Js0aTJhAxxCUWtJUXvJcK74r12X-TTTEHZjATUS_h06Iiwqwpy4hO8fK67Yu4uv2Q5nakxksMwFhq0Ljpf4jTGJ/w400-h180/43567AE3-93DF-4218-B5B3-DB34A0991A47.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt;">The year 2022 is over and so it’s time to take stock and look back at the year. Just like last year it turns out I had a really busy time hobbywise and got a tremendous amount of things done.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCr2iT9EslLh0aPoGfclQZaAYZd8_4vnlq0F4-lpOnAuoCLRK-cGUYvGNeSrwsmt-2izDRB062sL6XNzvjEYY8NITtEatHITqDAOAh-izYelHZXgwU0sXh1_-scJBxjm_gLdzPFQ5ccLxGB1XmrgNvp-50VFXbBX7KoQ-wetc3T0yn-K9ymjOzhjx/s4032/66E2F3F0-622D-401A-822C-19E0C026DEF0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCr2iT9EslLh0aPoGfclQZaAYZd8_4vnlq0F4-lpOnAuoCLRK-cGUYvGNeSrwsmt-2izDRB062sL6XNzvjEYY8NITtEatHITqDAOAh-izYelHZXgwU0sXh1_-scJBxjm_gLdzPFQ5ccLxGB1XmrgNvp-50VFXbBX7KoQ-wetc3T0yn-K9ymjOzhjx/w480-h640/66E2F3F0-622D-401A-822C-19E0C026DEF0.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit, serif;">Imjin River Korean War board</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">I finished the build of my Korean War Imjin River board, painted all the troops and designed the scenario for the three days of battle. This was the focus of so much of my activity across the year and resulted in some of my biggest highlights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I joined Tom Katzy on Episode 58 of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hobby-support-group/id1542988818">Hobby Support Group Podcast</a> to talk about building the board and refighting the battle. Tom and Ed were able to play a few turns of the battle at Warfare where Tom’s legendarily poor dice rolling caused the Chinese to fall behind schedule.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I got to meet quite a few of the guys from Little Wars TV at Joy of Six including Greg, Steve, Tom and Miles.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I have lost count of the number of people who have told me that fathers, uncles and relatives fought in Korea. Almost all say that the veterans wouldn’t talk about it.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">A significant number of readers of this blog have said hello - thank you for reading and for introducing yourselves it means a great deal to me.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">The guys at Wargames Illustrated were kind enough to publish two articles on the board fulfilling a long term ambition I’ve had for 30 years</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">The board won best participation game at Partizan and best in show at Phalanx. The Hobby Support Group podcast awarded it Best terrain project for 2022 and I was voted the favourite guest on the podcast.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Refighting the battle at Fiasco in Leeds the Glosters were reduced to just 5 stands, from their original 31, at the start of the penultimate turn. Each of those stands were on 4 disorder, where a 5</span><sup style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 0cm;">th</sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">destroyed them. The Glosters were literally hanging on by the skin of their teeth, just as their historical counterparts had done.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum have agreed to take the board on long term loan- I will talk more about that in a future blog post.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mVaZGwqT3KIYccsDtgXXT2LEYddkSU-rXxq8qJomtpg6SnjRINbIVsOrT1CHsii_rudmRijeb4otYe4TtVSYx7gPJk2iIirxXQTHQbmhif__PCgVM5aMsULW4edXxndEsT-5eC4b9r6Z9ys0xc9QpRvYlQVrC6JphdhZ1ANJZpIkWk6Vw8LAQX4/s400/968CB992-4F4E-4C63-8414-4ECABAE67497.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mVaZGwqT3KIYccsDtgXXT2LEYddkSU-rXxq8qJomtpg6SnjRINbIVsOrT1CHsii_rudmRijeb4otYe4TtVSYx7gPJk2iIirxXQTHQbmhif__PCgVM5aMsULW4edXxndEsT-5eC4b9r6Z9ys0xc9QpRvYlQVrC6JphdhZ1ANJZpIkWk6Vw8LAQX4/w400-h313/968CB992-4F4E-4C63-8414-4ECABAE67497.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit, serif;">Permanent Hobby Space</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">I have managed to persuade the wife to let me have a permanent hobby space. I have completely refurbished a largish room to create a space to be able to build more models and wargame in. I will post shortly with more details on this as I am now finalising the organisation of my tool walls.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit, serif;">Hobby Highlights </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINw5T9er0RxinaLjbm_0PTzaDwYwyclDo1aRUOUE0fY9kz8OmLXVlx7T4iEqvBP45z0vq7xrHCn5hSWqpXAm61E6lx6My8kOrI29doIn0JqIvkicc_rtVIPKTVLLfZXtOsJWS03w2d-FEKFdTkB_DEIh2Sdj_QkSPpUEjqxh9LZqaSa6_1R7jQNnx/s4000/5890728C-C7DF-4FF9-96CC-5A3CCE763D1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINw5T9er0RxinaLjbm_0PTzaDwYwyclDo1aRUOUE0fY9kz8OmLXVlx7T4iEqvBP45z0vq7xrHCn5hSWqpXAm61E6lx6My8kOrI29doIn0JqIvkicc_rtVIPKTVLLfZXtOsJWS03w2d-FEKFdTkB_DEIh2Sdj_QkSPpUEjqxh9LZqaSa6_1R7jQNnx/w400-h180/5890728C-C7DF-4FF9-96CC-5A3CCE763D1E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit, serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 3pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I got to game in Dan Hodgson’s </span><a href="https://youtu.be/ZvJzTTaQT_s" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="color: #dd7700; text-decoration: none;">war room</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">again! This time David Wasilewski and I got to play test Dan’s Khartoum game on his fabulous 14ft by 7ft table. Over the weekend we played the game twice alternating between controlling Gordon and the defenders or the Mahdist forces. The Mahdists won both times. David defeated my forces 1 day earlier than I was able to defeat his, however I am certain that without my goading he would have waited several more days before attacking. I therefore claim a Moral victory! It was an awesome experience and a brilliant weekend. I believe Dan will be taking this to Hammerhead so make sure you check it out if you are there. A really big thanks to Dan and his wife Julia for their hospitality, and I’m looking forward to welcoming Dan to my wargames room shortly.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I got to wargame on my Arnhem board, in Arnhem, on the Arnhem anniversary weekend. I caught some of the re-enactments and the parachute drop on Ginkel Heath.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Whilst I haven’t posted much on the blog I have passed 50000 page views.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Work on the WW1 version of the rules, All Hell Let Loose Great War, is progressing well with a host of core mechanics created, tested and approved.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86RpObYMoadmIq0kC4eJyafhKe8xhcqny8XK3b216MWyOy_t1ypnlQsnTJQ3fA-ysRuu-z6-ox6GvuAswWV6RlElNkCWR_E26gqTgGicWUKWzglxZ_xzdio_TrisC2V1eNs6mbVwovzXbCdoCTRk5-_CA-gNTV8_vmaSOJ3VqeHA7b5-sBSZrsBrB/s4000/4BDDF1F2-B083-4F4F-A989-BC6529D256FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86RpObYMoadmIq0kC4eJyafhKe8xhcqny8XK3b216MWyOy_t1ypnlQsnTJQ3fA-ysRuu-z6-ox6GvuAswWV6RlElNkCWR_E26gqTgGicWUKWzglxZ_xzdio_TrisC2V1eNs6mbVwovzXbCdoCTRk5-_CA-gNTV8_vmaSOJ3VqeHA7b5-sBSZrsBrB/w400-h180/4BDDF1F2-B083-4F4F-A989-BC6529D256FB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b> </b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Passing Regrets</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Neither of my kids are showing any interest in wargaming. I taken my kids with me to a number of shows this year, and whilst generally they both have a good time at shows they have no interest other than that. Both of them are still into Dungeons and Dragons and the eldest has now started painting his D&D minis, so I still have hope, but currently, I consider my job as a Dad only part done.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I didn’t blog as frequently as I could have done</span></li><li><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">I didn’t produce any YouTube content at all.</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Other than shows and events I didn’t get much wargaming in, but it was still much more than I managed in 2021.</span></li></ul><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQtuy0rHkJIe16KtSr8qCLbFlv1fTkAatrsLgLrSXExsW22MZSQQWS3Mc68uhikNSltWMt8nAIDsrE7BtetmC7AMKm57nPq6wgl4fQ01jrR_RG2wnR2x_Qc5MCXB2Kg6HtYUbCEGeTM0-9mqW8K5Kq--2LmhKtI80bUfT-UjcrhHtxqIoYDSt3bQz/s4000/EDA9F17F-07CB-479E-8B65-DD7C2AC3D0D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQtuy0rHkJIe16KtSr8qCLbFlv1fTkAatrsLgLrSXExsW22MZSQQWS3Mc68uhikNSltWMt8nAIDsrE7BtetmC7AMKm57nPq6wgl4fQ01jrR_RG2wnR2x_Qc5MCXB2Kg6HtYUbCEGeTM0-9mqW8K5Kq--2LmhKtI80bUfT-UjcrhHtxqIoYDSt3bQz/w480-h640/EDA9F17F-07CB-479E-8B65-DD7C2AC3D0D6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">All in all I think 2022 was an excellent year. I am really excited about the future but I will cover my plans for the great things I want to do in 2023 in another post shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Keep your dice rolling!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;"><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">Charles the Modeller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-12489878112258658042022-10-28T22:16:00.002-07:002022-10-28T22:16:30.849-07:00Hobby Roundup<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGHaSP6EAmyNjOSltqTV57KTi_miiQ_9Ewc8twZswhd7rHYVnVSpedCodovTnbAS9csATRg4qqHBbE0uoxQevGlKKfb7SlpF4ayuhOM-PW17rku0S4OWcbfJzE3C87EFMdyC4jDAhiZvijUMGXfFM8JDzeKAJQjiQIEO7SyY6jqO20mRjEWajrijS/s1749/1BF8B52B-4787-4E74-B33B-2DED8B69AEB1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1749" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGHaSP6EAmyNjOSltqTV57KTi_miiQ_9Ewc8twZswhd7rHYVnVSpedCodovTnbAS9csATRg4qqHBbE0uoxQevGlKKfb7SlpF4ayuhOM-PW17rku0S4OWcbfJzE3C87EFMdyC4jDAhiZvijUMGXfFM8JDzeKAJQjiQIEO7SyY6jqO20mRjEWajrijS/w400-h238/1BF8B52B-4787-4E74-B33B-2DED8B69AEB1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog front for the last few months but this is just because I’ve been too busy doing a whole range of stuff in the hobby. I haven’t been able to build or paint much but boy have I been busy!</p><p><b>Wargames Shows</b></p><p>I’ve taken the Imjin board to Phalanx in St Helens, the Joy of Six in Sheffield, Claymore up in Edinburgh and the Other Partizan.</p><p>At Phalanx I continued the Imjin battle from Partizan refighting the second night and daytime action with a number of different gamers. I was really pleased to receive the award for best in show. Phalanx is the first show I ever exhibited at almost 30 years ago so it was good to go back to it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDkpFyCueHUk6vfTCao4AOAdf1r4jQS_Wxg-kQ_gCyVXZNKzWsCaB7uEmSIikHld4TcDZCMQ6usIJQvsccz-IYYbD6xsoOe7cvjJzlkqBSTro206OluxV1rdSO7RsQRccDFOMGJN2HEigJRrdmdIEFeFwZxnAwdyEhby9GdQUEbF7VnesdgVLuHpC/s4000/1E99D7A8-1DE8-4D65-83B0-0FFA23FB12F0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDkpFyCueHUk6vfTCao4AOAdf1r4jQS_Wxg-kQ_gCyVXZNKzWsCaB7uEmSIikHld4TcDZCMQ6usIJQvsccz-IYYbD6xsoOe7cvjJzlkqBSTro206OluxV1rdSO7RsQRccDFOMGJN2HEigJRrdmdIEFeFwZxnAwdyEhby9GdQUEbF7VnesdgVLuHpC/s320/1E99D7A8-1DE8-4D65-83B0-0FFA23FB12F0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly at Phalanx</td></tr></tbody></table><p>At the Joy of Six I refought the last day of the Imjin battle but ran out of time to complete the game with just a few turns remaining. The show was absolutely fantastic with some amazing tables and games put on. I got to meet Per Broden and the guys from Little Wars TV. Peter Berry as always put on a great day.</p><p>It was my first time up at Claymore in Edinburgh and was really grateful for the chance to go up after a last minute change of plans meant I had the weekend free. The guys at Southeast Scotland Wargames Club generously allowed me to attend. I was then able to restart the battle on the first night and begin another play through. </p><p>The refight continued through the second night of the battle at the Other Partizan in early October with the players choosing to push on with the relief column. All is nicely set up for the refight of the last night at Fiasco in Leeds on Sunday 30th October.</p><p>I’m booked in for Warfare at Farnborough in mid November, may be at Recon in Pudsey in December. I’ll be at Vapnartak in February and Hammerhead in March. I will take the board on its last outing to Salute in April.</p><p><b>Magazine Articles</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsH58FJ6ZwlRnEcmTOTZjWmqyi2HZditA5IpExjs_lrnjsASFknvl0l8GkS1NgGQaRBTqIsnVRd_mH5ENNxrQjNvrHXULSuOhbSIj5lAF0_4PhGYyoCWC5wOdpkPb9xZsjZRXAVhIMFn4GI1W1N7cg1Ovbm8TEG6FVNObKIK7bD6JfnbLK14IhBg3/s3508/5D8A229E-D1DA-41B0-8556-8F494FF98A30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsH58FJ6ZwlRnEcmTOTZjWmqyi2HZditA5IpExjs_lrnjsASFknvl0l8GkS1NgGQaRBTqIsnVRd_mH5ENNxrQjNvrHXULSuOhbSIj5lAF0_4PhGYyoCWC5wOdpkPb9xZsjZRXAVhIMFn4GI1W1N7cg1Ovbm8TEG6FVNObKIK7bD6JfnbLK14IhBg3/s320/5D8A229E-D1DA-41B0-8556-8F494FF98A30.png" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyroY_wyuBGMHl8XnpG3EtsA-Udr4hRPMX2zKl6IA6pcNJ9Mquxohth33vXdAH6UEnDKJpCHje6bUczB_K1RAwbICGLrGZpcltogwASeLjIxwhOXY__4F6p3cyoAe5Wxub3vc0NCyfBQ1dJvyXfZVnNqAopC3mGIv1wDoDAXR7SL22Cp9Uv-7LMzb/s3508/AFC70D3E-F841-4A43-B944-75A94CDA9EE1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyroY_wyuBGMHl8XnpG3EtsA-Udr4hRPMX2zKl6IA6pcNJ9Mquxohth33vXdAH6UEnDKJpCHje6bUczB_K1RAwbICGLrGZpcltogwASeLjIxwhOXY__4F6p3cyoAe5Wxub3vc0NCyfBQ1dJvyXfZVnNqAopC3mGIv1wDoDAXR7SL22Cp9Uv-7LMzb/s320/AFC70D3E-F841-4A43-B944-75A94CDA9EE1.png" width="226" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have fulfilled a bit of a personal ambition by having a couple of articles published. The people at Wargames Illustrated we’re kind enough to publish two articles about the Imjin board with one detailing the build and the other talking about the game design and approach.</p><p>The first article in <a href="https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/product/wi416-august-2022/" target="_blank">issue 416</a> covered the background on the build whilst the second part in <a href="https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/product/wi417-september-2022/" target="_blank">issue 417 </a>covered the scenario, rule adjustments and other elements supporting running a game on the board.</p><p><b>Podcast</b></p><p>I was very kindly invited onto the excellent <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hobby-support-group/id1542988818" target="_blank">Hobby Support Group</a> podcast to talk about the Imjin board. Tom, the host, and I had quite an in depth chat about the battle and the Korean War. I’m listening to all their back catalogue of episodes and it’s now my go to wargames podcast. They also have an active Facebook presence so please add it to your playlists.</p><p>Sadly Sean Clark of the <a href="https://godsownscale6mm.podbean.com/" target="_blank">God’s Own Scale</a> podcast has decided to call it a day due to health reasons. His podcast remains the gold standard for wargames podcasts. His friendly, relaxed interview style brought out the best in guests. Appearing on it is one of my hobby highlights. Thanks to Sean for all of his work on the podcast and supporting the hobby in general.</p><p><b>Arnhem Wargames weekend</b></p><p>I was able to travel to Arnhem to take part in a small wargames weekend run by Arnhem author Chris Brown and his Special Projects In Twenty-eight mm (SPIT for short). We were located in a hotel by the Rhine about a mile from Arnhem bridge and it took place on the anniversary weekend. During the day I was able to visit the Oosterbeek museums, the bridge, catch several re-enactments and watch the parachute drop. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7e0PvxbdYVLU9biUaKlqt7jdL9asvVYS-X3HUu7Sk2m23K6PVi7n55rEj5JhVNMpWao-ruc4QYdX7KQp51zVUfv_asRUocp63LEpHj0fPmJzo8la8g1nBxMsbdlkQn2lebE1ioCq-XXf5s2dJL5kYpbICSf4RfqLzon7BwSWsygTTDJR9YOZkvaA/s4000/F344BA70-72D5-4456-AAF6-5472AA622448.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7e0PvxbdYVLU9biUaKlqt7jdL9asvVYS-X3HUu7Sk2m23K6PVi7n55rEj5JhVNMpWao-ruc4QYdX7KQp51zVUfv_asRUocp63LEpHj0fPmJzo8la8g1nBxMsbdlkQn2lebE1ioCq-XXf5s2dJL5kYpbICSf4RfqLzon7BwSWsygTTDJR9YOZkvaA/w400-h180/F344BA70-72D5-4456-AAF6-5472AA622448.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In the evenings we wargamed! Whilst most of the games were larger scale bolt action or rapid fire games I took along my Arnhem board and my 6mm figures. I played in most of the games and had a tremendous time. Big thanks to Chris and his wife Pat for organising and running the event nd to all the other attendees for being such great sports, particularly those who dropped down the scales to give my game a go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpuBdqrDaoJ51jeh3WMLF-reR5owg3U8Ang4KDGaG-n4LZflwHYjcrbh3-qYcnu5wSaPJ4LZ5ebwS63PD3-xoVoKY8c5gYtwtqjtsW7JxaTilALZS99CYM1IG4t8yOkKMTBQjdrM5E3VdbqhpNdEaiHCN6YN2amMVD2BKvMsLlg76PRMWcvbniuDJ/s4000/80F8BE30-4D4B-4D45-9E3E-159A5F923C10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpuBdqrDaoJ51jeh3WMLF-reR5owg3U8Ang4KDGaG-n4LZflwHYjcrbh3-qYcnu5wSaPJ4LZ5ebwS63PD3-xoVoKY8c5gYtwtqjtsW7JxaTilALZS99CYM1IG4t8yOkKMTBQjdrM5E3VdbqhpNdEaiHCN6YN2amMVD2BKvMsLlg76PRMWcvbniuDJ/w400-h180/80F8BE30-4D4B-4D45-9E3E-159A5F923C10.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Ms8fR_FZGy2h60EW55fTyvvyfmr_4CKjNsXOfWRhd482zsbO9IAnC6GbSlcHe-rFrm3BKE-sN6tvYSGzMUHnnMUvk4NIuf6ig1JgMPVn9Q-rWhGSgz5u5Vr5p5mQ9SIcdK2j_YJ2HM2GapdsFHMUVVcXOZLx6a-h4D5gJBoeC8_gwABcisycCYX/s4000/FE1FBD81-69B2-436E-9AE3-CD16B4B9A653.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Ms8fR_FZGy2h60EW55fTyvvyfmr_4CKjNsXOfWRhd482zsbO9IAnC6GbSlcHe-rFrm3BKE-sN6tvYSGzMUHnnMUvk4NIuf6ig1JgMPVn9Q-rWhGSgz5u5Vr5p5mQ9SIcdK2j_YJ2HM2GapdsFHMUVVcXOZLx6a-h4D5gJBoeC8_gwABcisycCYX/w400-h180/FE1FBD81-69B2-436E-9AE3-CD16B4B9A653.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Save Gordon</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgpfcmHTZL5uUi3OVRscvRRtTke4bpzDDfyMTSkLrisSpN9WoNJzWs67seXfVNfcKFh4DuYLRSWyesijyyx2StYMNSvkfaX6IzYMW8GHMJcW5voqgUsVp22-x-B1-KaYpVJWmYj7nmPrbypXRSUZVP9Y8srRpAxEidr1eI3evKC9oyycBCv3Hjq0Y/s2732/DC568FE2-02E9-4C1A-9665-77634BF966F9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="2732" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgpfcmHTZL5uUi3OVRscvRRtTke4bpzDDfyMTSkLrisSpN9WoNJzWs67seXfVNfcKFh4DuYLRSWyesijyyx2StYMNSvkfaX6IzYMW8GHMJcW5voqgUsVp22-x-B1-KaYpVJWmYj7nmPrbypXRSUZVP9Y8srRpAxEidr1eI3evKC9oyycBCv3Hjq0Y/w400-h125/DC568FE2-02E9-4C1A-9665-77634BF966F9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reveille.painting" target="_blank">Dan Hodgson of Reveille painting studio</a> invited David and I down to his fabulous War Room to play a first run through of his amazing Khartoum game. Using hundreds of 6mm figures, dozens of beautiful buildings, his amazing hexon tile collection and numerous ships and boats Dan has recreated the famous siege. Dave and I were his test guinea pigs and over an amazing weekend we were able to have two run throughs allowing us to swap roles on the second day. We both had an absolute blast. Dan and his partner Julia were very gracious hosts and we got to meet his new dogs into the bargain.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8YrN8RETRnMxOz1ImKjul_kdiQ0gQvcrq35-WxAEncQcSs3cNvBLAve-PgWZxrGjgY5h_VyZNBHTOVDnfIc_rHVDTVAmqJSNJzSFJlApJrENiBEGm7Rl3ywoEo2eTfHXzpW55eAzUqNP6Qd5KY_sxgEJThYQzm-IzEJka_UyyWVwPUokDbKBg5wX/s4000/DAF33A1F-3146-447D-AA0A-CEAA66EFEE67.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8YrN8RETRnMxOz1ImKjul_kdiQ0gQvcrq35-WxAEncQcSs3cNvBLAve-PgWZxrGjgY5h_VyZNBHTOVDnfIc_rHVDTVAmqJSNJzSFJlApJrENiBEGm7Rl3ywoEo2eTfHXzpW55eAzUqNP6Qd5KY_sxgEJThYQzm-IzEJka_UyyWVwPUokDbKBg5wX/w400-h180/DAF33A1F-3146-447D-AA0A-CEAA66EFEE67.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan Hodgson on the left and David Wasilewski with Dan’s fabulous table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNBS5TNVQpf83_mGWpZpi0pfHRtB_nzhkLiqet9Pe-VU_xgCu1Ye_tRKTvN3aP84uEoShZ6mAcqCn5Pwvv_eqMn4fSC5YpMfIDSYxr9rNqT5Wa2YM9hEvn5s-PCYwGXyoESZL3B4ewyinRqA0PmbLB8FX89yyeCKBTP_YtXan0FxO0yZpTSWafisF/s4000/B34782F2-6BAF-43CB-8AA8-73F132C38120.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNBS5TNVQpf83_mGWpZpi0pfHRtB_nzhkLiqet9Pe-VU_xgCu1Ye_tRKTvN3aP84uEoShZ6mAcqCn5Pwvv_eqMn4fSC5YpMfIDSYxr9rNqT5Wa2YM9hEvn5s-PCYwGXyoESZL3B4ewyinRqA0PmbLB8FX89yyeCKBTP_YtXan0FxO0yZpTSWafisF/w400-h180/B34782F2-6BAF-43CB-8AA8-73F132C38120.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Dan is perfecting the set up and will be running it at Hammerhead in March. I can thoroughly recommend his game!</p><p><b>Dedicated Hobby Space</b></p><p>I have been working away over the last few months creating some space that I can pretty much dedicate as a modelling and wargaming space. I have managed to convert a room into a workshop and am in the final stages of decorating it. By mid November it should be complete. </p><p>I’ve built a number of workbenches which can double as wargames tables and intend to spend the next few months kitting it out and organising it. Then I will be free to start my next major project.</p><p><b>Gaming</b> </p><p>My main focus other the last few months has been on the Great War. David Wasilewski and I have begun work on creating a Great War version of the All Hell Let Loose rules. I have been reading voraciously, watching the excellent lectures by the Western Front Association and working through all different kinds of rules mechanisms. We feel we are making pretty good progress although these things always progress at glacial speeds. Most of the core concepts and mechanics have been created so now it’s a matter of stress testing them. I’ll post much more about this next year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXc_EhqwzJkeKVh-u7_ShA_GQ6XhiB2JlqqcJ-Im4OKph5GIXYkXx_D7t4IKjzXgxywlkShxF4B_7jxiRw3_bueMYRk-mPK3bJ5drzMltTZEPmUgehR7b9JApWFgLqFxFZUPS95kKfRk8NVKyXiK0XjssnuqBr7UOIPZAmfX8Hj_0MqEfQ0jtzzwo/s4000/27C6CAB0-B6FC-4C56-A0C5-C9A35527B12E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXc_EhqwzJkeKVh-u7_ShA_GQ6XhiB2JlqqcJ-Im4OKph5GIXYkXx_D7t4IKjzXgxywlkShxF4B_7jxiRw3_bueMYRk-mPK3bJ5drzMltTZEPmUgehR7b9JApWFgLqFxFZUPS95kKfRk8NVKyXiK0XjssnuqBr7UOIPZAmfX8Hj_0MqEfQ0jtzzwo/w400-h180/27C6CAB0-B6FC-4C56-A0C5-C9A35527B12E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnR2LFJclZsYFEk0U-LpL3WS4zhk5PzKbYdQZTCnWyb6GTnpYIJD1AsC_q7AwKRk9IH5dj3n7ncMhNKi_uRykJ0y7vuhKhzK5cJPrjxKGcNu9dAopMIefQ6EheXMllo_ME35VxaTINzQ_x3hTnZzJAeVMMm4d7LxH_SSPUgn8txqcc0FyWfmnj-eO/s4000/DC15B03A-0B6E-4266-B860-6263DDF824E1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnR2LFJclZsYFEk0U-LpL3WS4zhk5PzKbYdQZTCnWyb6GTnpYIJD1AsC_q7AwKRk9IH5dj3n7ncMhNKi_uRykJ0y7vuhKhzK5cJPrjxKGcNu9dAopMIefQ6EheXMllo_ME35VxaTINzQ_x3hTnZzJAeVMMm4d7LxH_SSPUgn8txqcc0FyWfmnj-eO/w400-h180/DC15B03A-0B6E-4266-B860-6263DDF824E1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So that’s it for my update, hopefully I’ll be back to a more regular posting schedule shortly.</p><p>Keep the dice rolling!</p><p>Charles the Modeller </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-62283140358632088712022-05-25T12:41:00.003-07:002022-05-25T12:44:15.090-07:00Imjin at Partizan <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphnZRMhNenT8x3HsAsSOm4_X_FlGXo2SnsVg6zcn_tTEY-sX8lSN3iSi6EIsa--LNtc38YhyDe2vtGUWrDUK6_RJi-EKeQeecNvB45Y0obhEmAFpt8F0ZGd4ymX6f38FBddPlPrJ88hYollKGwUEqfojLWz0cyq6xUl1Y7wRWUu8GwZt4q2XqLbSF/s4000/19DC4B98-08DE-4BF2-80EB-6CD4E851AA66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphnZRMhNenT8x3HsAsSOm4_X_FlGXo2SnsVg6zcn_tTEY-sX8lSN3iSi6EIsa--LNtc38YhyDe2vtGUWrDUK6_RJi-EKeQeecNvB45Y0obhEmAFpt8F0ZGd4ymX6f38FBddPlPrJ88hYollKGwUEqfojLWz0cyq6xUl1Y7wRWUu8GwZt4q2XqLbSF/w480-h640/19DC4B98-08DE-4BF2-80EB-6CD4E851AA66.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Partizan at the Newark Showground was the first wargame show I was able to take my River Imjin board to. It’s a show I am pretty familiar with as it’s the same location for Hammerhead and the Other Partizan. The building used is a large and airy hall with plenty of natural and artificial light. It’s very professionally run by the Newark Irregulars who do an outstanding job. It’s also just over two hours drive for me so it was up very early to be there to set up.</p><p>I brought my two boys with me partly for company, partly to get them into the hobby and partly to act as assistants with the game. A quick stop at MacDonalds half a mile from the show set us up for the day. The kids were brilliant in helping carry all the gear and boards into the show and helping me set it all up. About 9:30 I was all set up and took the opportunity to wander the hall to look at all the other games and traders as I don’t usually have any time when running a game.</p><p>There were some absolutely fantastic games at the show. In particular I loved the small scale Medway Anglo-Dutch naval board for a superb recreation of the Dutch raid. The Cold War Commanders had a fabulous river crossing game allowing players to attempt a 1985 river crossing in a Cold War gone hot game. It was another 6mm game and had some amazing scenery including a very long bridge.</p><p>I was able to say hi to some people and met Leon from Adler for the first time. I’ve been buying his figures for 30 years so it was something of a personal pilgrimage.</p><p>At 10am the doors opened and people began flooding in. Before long I was chatting to a man whose father had fought at Imjin. It was emotional for us both.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoPJYqdQ-mkkrz9FgIsue50bNuaAXw-EpBPOMiSQl-A0wUftVn06xZC7uwBmmjnQHdxD6tp4z4s8rgC09G8I_CI6k2HfYG3eWopLH6p_UTKsl6SbHfAuPAVInMOgMZMQdAZxObAwj9I_9Us3H4IWCKnogzWuRGfpc3VN410mJ6e38dpXCZAU9_5hY/s4000/F18E106D-CBAC-44CD-915A-D29EA3DA1368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoPJYqdQ-mkkrz9FgIsue50bNuaAXw-EpBPOMiSQl-A0wUftVn06xZC7uwBmmjnQHdxD6tp4z4s8rgC09G8I_CI6k2HfYG3eWopLH6p_UTKsl6SbHfAuPAVInMOgMZMQdAZxObAwj9I_9Us3H4IWCKnogzWuRGfpc3VN410mJ6e38dpXCZAU9_5hY/w400-h300/F18E106D-CBAC-44CD-915A-D29EA3DA1368.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It was not long before I persuaded somebody to give the game a go and the dice were rolling as British artillery took an appalling toll on Chinese troops crossing the Imjin. There then followed more and more players, some staying for a few turns, others for several hours as the Chinese surged forward. The game stayed on track and progressed very quickly. I had hoped to get through 12 turns - essentially 24 hours of game time but we were able to complete 19 turns despite no-one ever having played the rules before. I had a great time and I think all my players did too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfxykx0ULqeWIFNsbzzgLtRPCk9p63-AZwhSdZfMtht6t_xbenZUDe3qLFEC0sXGHS0JCsfLGfneCPSvNcueky4__kdQk8Hmh8pt9vHMNBIuluL66ZEAVhmQAE4rSUyeVemlPeXm4BzRBzxJbS7rGdby83UwC-DNY48s-OoTUJZmv8Yg4Qw9TEB46/s4000/8D4E2E7A-A8F7-4C61-BA76-BB99498542DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfxykx0ULqeWIFNsbzzgLtRPCk9p63-AZwhSdZfMtht6t_xbenZUDe3qLFEC0sXGHS0JCsfLGfneCPSvNcueky4__kdQk8Hmh8pt9vHMNBIuluL66ZEAVhmQAE4rSUyeVemlPeXm4BzRBzxJbS7rGdby83UwC-DNY48s-OoTUJZmv8Yg4Qw9TEB46/w480-h640/8D4E2E7A-A8F7-4C61-BA76-BB99498542DA.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I was alert enough to spot Mel Bose, the Terrain Tutor, as he explored the show and grabbed the chance to say hello and get a photo! He made some very kind comments about my board on his fantastic Partizan show YouTube video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qHitwGWuemc" width="320" youtube-src-id="qHitwGWuemc"></iframe></div><p>To cap and outstanding day I was absolutely delighted to be given the award for best participation game by the judges including the editor of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy. It’s going to take pride of place on my modelling desk and will be a reminder of a fantastic day at Partizan.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HE6J24MORewxlValq-M5w3OP4aAFzPYCdGDUp1KO45S5zT_v_47bti_R0vtpGDVQti2KAwy_dcKx1HvvW-ak0Z3_MsDVV5sidGqfRNU8wHMwghHaqhe6sgACLjzXXI3d7IuQDFBx7pw3RLJx-TkRV7b9RlaaFOZsIOKt9NQZloYqIYNrQ-iCZ39A/s720/CAE41A22-C6D2-4CD5-B0A6-AA0BCB241FB1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HE6J24MORewxlValq-M5w3OP4aAFzPYCdGDUp1KO45S5zT_v_47bti_R0vtpGDVQti2KAwy_dcKx1HvvW-ak0Z3_MsDVV5sidGqfRNU8wHMwghHaqhe6sgACLjzXXI3d7IuQDFBx7pw3RLJx-TkRV7b9RlaaFOZsIOKt9NQZloYqIYNrQ-iCZ39A/w400-h300/CAE41A22-C6D2-4CD5-B0A6-AA0BCB241FB1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjpyF1T6j9F71jk_bNr-55RnYjmWtFHlbG9PBeak232i2YhQtXounfKjIa0zTHDOrLxu_kaAm9ZbfdQv4TBxv9yz4tfc1usfVdbfnE9Ovs8zL10OlvZY6hYBD30OhmQv5csFUWqW2BARCtju8DDIx_6LtGFY_h9rFO_0d7b88eQSgmionTZHUwblA/s4000/D8B95EC6-95F2-4088-87CD-6F91A019F1A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjpyF1T6j9F71jk_bNr-55RnYjmWtFHlbG9PBeak232i2YhQtXounfKjIa0zTHDOrLxu_kaAm9ZbfdQv4TBxv9yz4tfc1usfVdbfnE9Ovs8zL10OlvZY6hYBD30OhmQv5csFUWqW2BARCtju8DDIx_6LtGFY_h9rFO_0d7b88eQSgmionTZHUwblA/w480-h640/D8B95EC6-95F2-4088-87CD-6F91A019F1A9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I will be taking the game to the following shows over the next year or so. Please pop over and say hello and maybe give the game a go.</p><p>Phalanx in St Helens. 18th June</p><p>Joy of Six in Sheffield. 3rd July </p><p>The Other Partizan in Newark <span> 10th October </span></p><p><span>Fiasco in Leeds 27th October </span></p><p><span>Warfare in Reading 12th and 13th November </span></p><p><span>Keep the dice rolling!</span></p><p><span>Charles the Modeller </span></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-86265960309814003672022-04-14T12:08:00.038-07:002022-04-29T06:54:30.339-07:00Imjin River - the figures, vehicles and aircraft <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-d1Vw8sKGhz6oMQmc6SfZML0jRYjw3ovMb5nDA6M5YyvKmR94piJjYnfpdd1cduKb4dGdJHyQ-qqJ6xpARKhOAnHRNEVWM9CHQGfv3mzU-4fJiWcOeM_jdnv8IYN8cjQeJIxawU2N6AaFRb8z8VrxSpQHKMMdQtZx7KDWXS-K7nbjVGAre2Mplx_/s4000/0736E4A0-69AB-43C7-9658-775394FA9BD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-d1Vw8sKGhz6oMQmc6SfZML0jRYjw3ovMb5nDA6M5YyvKmR94piJjYnfpdd1cduKb4dGdJHyQ-qqJ6xpARKhOAnHRNEVWM9CHQGfv3mzU-4fJiWcOeM_jdnv8IYN8cjQeJIxawU2N6AaFRb8z8VrxSpQHKMMdQtZx7KDWXS-K7nbjVGAre2Mplx_/w480-h640/0736E4A0-69AB-43C7-9658-775394FA9BD7.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese troops ford the River Imjin </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Having completed the build of the Imjin model I switched into figure painting mode and have feverishly been painting away. I have now completed the painting of all the elements I need for the full refight.</p><p>For the Chinese I have used Adler’s WW2 6mm Russian range, predominantly S4 Soviet infantry in winter jacket and SS11 Soviet infantry winter jacket LMG. These troops all wear the quilted suit and the trapper style hat and are armed with a mix of rifles and burp SMGs. I’ve painted them in a mustardy yellow and I think they are perfect for this purpose.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9sMs64nq5QcKlJUlKkbjMT4GdixFHWYCoo6sYorkXudiLr_94EOo6ULtE5LLbp8gnI5yw1WR4azZpjqBeAWXufIYnRmH8KoIe8UqhKozO_qi5F5zFI757vu-dQ1_zoWyN6vy17jD5OFX7WMEqBz4_owDTA8ANsTukDkjvkYGIVdBEfX2HENz5Tep/s2592/240FC390-A4D1-4AE0-A994-5EB6CE52B055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9sMs64nq5QcKlJUlKkbjMT4GdixFHWYCoo6sYorkXudiLr_94EOo6ULtE5LLbp8gnI5yw1WR4azZpjqBeAWXufIYnRmH8KoIe8UqhKozO_qi5F5zFI757vu-dQ1_zoWyN6vy17jD5OFX7WMEqBz4_owDTA8ANsTukDkjvkYGIVdBEfX2HENz5Tep/w400-h300/240FC390-A4D1-4AE0-A994-5EB6CE52B055.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMprpNvuz8IIfew-6p95Dmr4tFu5_q4n0F-Pza8H60QB4F5sAOcy40pMRi24lT_OSUBvyVi90NeXDPxMWTLGfYCmqvbSTorl9yhWwDGL13DKD4y8F1J9bCuQBlpR1EOfBDoJALbwZzqggKYPuxOcSvvPdPm-paSpYXBBPitl7SkYoXabauC0pmho7E/s4000/DC78ACB7-03BC-4CA9-97D4-8991DD00890B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMprpNvuz8IIfew-6p95Dmr4tFu5_q4n0F-Pza8H60QB4F5sAOcy40pMRi24lT_OSUBvyVi90NeXDPxMWTLGfYCmqvbSTorl9yhWwDGL13DKD4y8F1J9bCuQBlpR1EOfBDoJALbwZzqggKYPuxOcSvvPdPm-paSpYXBBPitl7SkYoXabauC0pmho7E/w400-h300/DC78ACB7-03BC-4CA9-97D4-8991DD00890B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCZk-AF6ZvxflgoAk2q0WFdeFhzaPENcTZfyyZaex59qCHOWvKVvn_bCaqPFcyh09nOz_gPWb2E54MGgoYZElex4oy7vNwsV9PD9aYvk94WF2mU8I39AkHGFQ1OYOwOFCq44507TkcPXV9Dodu9qMLqsS7_-9CmoMYoNntVbUWYOEMF746QFSyfm/s4000/EBF6D4AE-1425-42E6-8052-D7FCEFCED6F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCZk-AF6ZvxflgoAk2q0WFdeFhzaPENcTZfyyZaex59qCHOWvKVvn_bCaqPFcyh09nOz_gPWb2E54MGgoYZElex4oy7vNwsV9PD9aYvk94WF2mU8I39AkHGFQ1OYOwOFCq44507TkcPXV9Dodu9qMLqsS7_-9CmoMYoNntVbUWYOEMF746QFSyfm/w400-h300/EBF6D4AE-1425-42E6-8052-D7FCEFCED6F3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The mortar and HMG teams are regular soviet figures as Adler doesn’t do a winter range. They still look the part though!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QQSqBnmtfxBCzuBwjNxa71pI0W4Uy_jiw9HBAvUnotJlhAq5gkkKRZqj6UERBR6b7pi4zv2wEFiIp9GweBU-qGtT7HvjyYMAiArPdSrqCLkKFfA3pwTdY0mqj9iZhgU1-L5RVVNgT7bKsuKZXbxkmQp518EliNleNv4LxZsdwm97MEATEyEg11gs/s2592/05EC0526-E498-41DE-9EFF-4331E2AED61B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QQSqBnmtfxBCzuBwjNxa71pI0W4Uy_jiw9HBAvUnotJlhAq5gkkKRZqj6UERBR6b7pi4zv2wEFiIp9GweBU-qGtT7HvjyYMAiArPdSrqCLkKFfA3pwTdY0mqj9iZhgU1-L5RVVNgT7bKsuKZXbxkmQp518EliNleNv4LxZsdwm97MEATEyEg11gs/w400-h300/05EC0526-E498-41DE-9EFF-4331E2AED61B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese mortar team centre foreground </td></tr></tbody></table>I’ve had to paint a whole host of Chinese for the game. However the Chinese have so many troops that each stand gets recycled 3 or 4 times across the 3 days and 4 nights of the battle!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXmP1hWbIs4WABv4RKdWgkYvKEENJIsIdGhJz1E206oDhX3L1S5dTZ3YxJ0F5VfvPY2dn7P6gjd7reGOJlsEWtqUk3NCXCzpzrnOQXWSnAfnZf46LP59mDrJ7eWb5WZjGYwKMfqIvpc7uErwiR56psFnMNDBpAO9bW9uqtvjG7lf1UTzWWO25rlQV/s4000/58D246A7-7870-452A-936B-C46D1D24EE4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXmP1hWbIs4WABv4RKdWgkYvKEENJIsIdGhJz1E206oDhX3L1S5dTZ3YxJ0F5VfvPY2dn7P6gjd7reGOJlsEWtqUk3NCXCzpzrnOQXWSnAfnZf46LP59mDrJ7eWb5WZjGYwKMfqIvpc7uErwiR56psFnMNDBpAO9bW9uqtvjG7lf1UTzWWO25rlQV/w400-h300/58D246A7-7870-452A-936B-C46D1D24EE4F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">130 stands of Chinese, or what the Glosters have to go through each day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>For the Glosters I went with Adler’s WW2 6mm B4 British Royal Marines and BS4A Marine Bren Teams. I was hoping some of these figures would be depicted with the wool comforter hat but alas this was not to be. However they did all come with berets so I could paint the famous Black Gloster beret. I placed the Glosters in trenches using AKs light earth basing texture. Finally I used a different basing scheme to allow for easy visual differentiation between the Glosters and Chinese. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1J1e0X-Ea9f0K0J4Q4hbnTnL__tRV-N2gQqr1XlOE8uKdnRfVqPC6IJd_15vra8XEaNLUyRA2mP7ivqzOV9t9XczSD5ETVClqYJl5WFHAISzrjWgNNA9C9m3xRnFQca9a3smFEGBWuazI-k5jI-tu8pXXwaMd9wZrwQsBf_TAPn_NcZJJQuTuOmO/s2592/8DD2A64E-47CD-42EC-A660-C7129A79112F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1J1e0X-Ea9f0K0J4Q4hbnTnL__tRV-N2gQqr1XlOE8uKdnRfVqPC6IJd_15vra8XEaNLUyRA2mP7ivqzOV9t9XczSD5ETVClqYJl5WFHAISzrjWgNNA9C9m3xRnFQca9a3smFEGBWuazI-k5jI-tu8pXXwaMd9wZrwQsBf_TAPn_NcZJJQuTuOmO/w400-h300/8DD2A64E-47CD-42EC-A660-C7129A79112F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Again some proxies are required.</p><p>Firstly we have a Centurion Mk5 masquerading as a Centurion Mk3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWsG470x1_jAXaqB8ANq1T-aCIgX2ThwaeElO7r8MrnMQZSbZzcphjDPibCTZXOSjwIjJ0x_abCCo-aQlDF5Dh6-LQOTzNidC5_OurjCRYIElMBV6bxWNpzdbZb3BHa2U054kyiA4ExZjhLdbaDFno77npqyLh7HNp38S-tHM5W682yT0E5kjt0vW/s2592/36EF2EC0-7D97-4D9E-B77B-03B50BA51CC6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWsG470x1_jAXaqB8ANq1T-aCIgX2ThwaeElO7r8MrnMQZSbZzcphjDPibCTZXOSjwIjJ0x_abCCo-aQlDF5Dh6-LQOTzNidC5_OurjCRYIElMBV6bxWNpzdbZb3BHa2U054kyiA4ExZjhLdbaDFno77npqyLh7HNp38S-tHM5W682yT0E5kjt0vW/w400-h300/36EF2EC0-7D97-4D9E-B77B-03B50BA51CC6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Next are some T16 universal carriers depicting the Oxford universal carrier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURhM7-2ISUK3nXSi1eoXUn6uBkHvr0uEQ4wHwDo44KvmcmwccUVKXmeCu0bKs4dTiezq7w4JefXxV0tkfOCz9fUM5kUeV-JoI8iX5E01DuEwIFlKyfOmC4ww5KssncFmn1uF48xqPkAO0DfsrY3d4-JhFhTUCH3mxYgXuxRqsixEoRpmpfFt5Mkkl/s2592/ED3BF5F7-994A-49F0-B420-682FEDA97F60.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURhM7-2ISUK3nXSi1eoXUn6uBkHvr0uEQ4wHwDo44KvmcmwccUVKXmeCu0bKs4dTiezq7w4JefXxV0tkfOCz9fUM5kUeV-JoI8iX5E01DuEwIFlKyfOmC4ww5KssncFmn1uF48xqPkAO0DfsrY3d4-JhFhTUCH3mxYgXuxRqsixEoRpmpfFt5Mkkl/w400-h300/ED3BF5F7-994A-49F0-B420-682FEDA97F60.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The 25pdr guns of 45 Regt RA are actually 25pdr guns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K8cF8zavpWfG9HOaNRU8szAA5oB9Z0-bDGKHDI8Q1067cYJRHBbZEMdkfIR8oxVALkKOk3HB2bGvFA1wnqpeaq8FgE675wi3j2FDsS8dvKn-twqFhtw4gJC5RiPcbOBboXMaI0q5FdxMUrIt0OYjknEomfFHn8taBYtx57K-4zRJ-uaUryi5nQug/s2592/76E0A2D5-030B-4EAD-910A-8C63F5D7882D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K8cF8zavpWfG9HOaNRU8szAA5oB9Z0-bDGKHDI8Q1067cYJRHBbZEMdkfIR8oxVALkKOk3HB2bGvFA1wnqpeaq8FgE675wi3j2FDsS8dvKn-twqFhtw4gJC5RiPcbOBboXMaI0q5FdxMUrIt0OYjknEomfFHn8taBYtx57K-4zRJ-uaUryi5nQug/w400-h300/76E0A2D5-030B-4EAD-910A-8C63F5D7882D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4ztO6RsJROebyfD_1dXUYdxl0Um5Zusl0edsYwnR9G_Ydemi-QxatUHhpbkbKaiRb83AC1LHurGaXbRMFl3DbSY1zqdozpXaedtQM7hSrxwrYGyl1OrfJ2GAsG6WCfC4dixDrEuLuanZT-RT5rhXs76Rw0eAKH5z9aWYL5vB4qQBJh-MmouQ11Tb/s2592/E2C2CC19-0039-48CC-B6DC-4BCE9FE237B7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4ztO6RsJROebyfD_1dXUYdxl0Um5Zusl0edsYwnR9G_Ydemi-QxatUHhpbkbKaiRb83AC1LHurGaXbRMFl3DbSY1zqdozpXaedtQM7hSrxwrYGyl1OrfJ2GAsG6WCfC4dixDrEuLuanZT-RT5rhXs76Rw0eAKH5z9aWYL5vB4qQBJh-MmouQ11Tb/w400-h300/E2C2CC19-0039-48CC-B6DC-4BCE9FE237B7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The M24 Chaffee is also an actual Chaffee.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6FzEk0t8aSdxhA4IUK0F5QVuLOUnJFMT_yQhFuwzVzFixG1Hd7KxTlHFXt_opOEi_HWxWyG0_ZDD_jqgQgFtygNr-bSkKfJ9s2uC_Dmp4LpEL-lluUnrhostngF_1EZvh1UZ00YgNdka7HUBiIiLQZrY8Ecl8mg5bNoFswkz28Xy0VCVBIVD32DA/s2592/4D8807F6-0860-44F3-8362-A662552C9894.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6FzEk0t8aSdxhA4IUK0F5QVuLOUnJFMT_yQhFuwzVzFixG1Hd7KxTlHFXt_opOEi_HWxWyG0_ZDD_jqgQgFtygNr-bSkKfJ9s2uC_Dmp4LpEL-lluUnrhostngF_1EZvh1UZ00YgNdka7HUBiIiLQZrY8Ecl8mg5bNoFswkz28Xy0VCVBIVD32DA/w400-h300/4D8807F6-0860-44F3-8362-A662552C9894.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And lastly the aircraft. Here I have used 1:600 aircraft from Tumbling Dice.</p><p>Firstly the F80 Shooting Stars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa-rGxr-VRgRCwfK-5IW4yru9jy0u_MpoBD0_FIl8hlsKK8u5L63QGxKdmfJ9ttEDf4XaSEXvJKBI8gE4lX41rG0Fuhp0raJ91_wxCcUYyAkP_Uc2DYWljWiJxN2rL6-OoQIV_X9-NqhWHkZuWyftcbvncQU89W-pNA52icQFdXd5JMT8w7I9V7wX/s2592/C19C98BF-6CBD-459F-B9D9-1636FB0FDF96.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa-rGxr-VRgRCwfK-5IW4yru9jy0u_MpoBD0_FIl8hlsKK8u5L63QGxKdmfJ9ttEDf4XaSEXvJKBI8gE4lX41rG0Fuhp0raJ91_wxCcUYyAkP_Uc2DYWljWiJxN2rL6-OoQIV_X9-NqhWHkZuWyftcbvncQU89W-pNA52icQFdXd5JMT8w7I9V7wX/w400-h300/C19C98BF-6CBD-459F-B9D9-1636FB0FDF96.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The L4 Stinson Sentinel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y0sKoRhSBnNtZqjPcJRGOmlBiS1LzgYtMlLXdbFoND5xZEdqyH4t3N-fDBpzWuOhbBoRcKwF5muOgkVHJcVIUVfy6zsO65H60tLRNYWBDEIfPSNOK5sbjbEyqKIdKlsnuEclMbfZpTNLVP7pSbsR6-YHyKyWw62DVfuXExRgrV2NcgyrSOfv7vFZ/s4000/52F71588-D722-48A6-A4D3-6E93133495D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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If you want to look at or even game on this board it will be at Partizan in Newark on the 22nd May, Phalanx in St Helen’s on th 18th June and at the Joy of Six on the 3rd July.</p><p>Until then keep your dice rolling!</p><p>Charles the Modeller </p></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-66928916350379763162022-02-10T14:44:00.010-08:002022-03-24T14:16:52.503-07:00Imjin River board - Complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1wAvSaS_rqerW6vEQTzBivBb38d9mvPWUtvRCXI93WjeKUjHButr9Np1Ld5RHzNwkDGDW0OVUYZ0F4Veai98qyMgHpuLbSDJIqNS3v1Dz2wXMXZA96BtTYGP3f7glaoY4HZauFLJ8iJRAl-ftCDQaaR6uGCQVNKSWxIO75f2LYEiutwEBKvxSfjqU=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1wAvSaS_rqerW6vEQTzBivBb38d9mvPWUtvRCXI93WjeKUjHButr9Np1Ld5RHzNwkDGDW0OVUYZ0F4Veai98qyMgHpuLbSDJIqNS3v1Dz2wXMXZA96BtTYGP3f7glaoY4HZauFLJ8iJRAl-ftCDQaaR6uGCQVNKSWxIO75f2LYEiutwEBKvxSfjqU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>This week I was able to commandeer the dining room and with a few hours work I was able to finish my River Imjin Korean War board. I had been able to complete almost everything on the individual boards but I just needed all 3 of them together the make sure some roads across joins were married up properly, and a village or two required adding. I have covered the details of the build in earlier posts of the blog and won’t talk about that here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVP6HdSUMxgsAXCsMYSQ4cMmbLRWxvafLTaionQMdvCtLPVFQMhGhRkX1Pfm45d5kadu1Amjidu1nfypZEc0PGl1N3IP7u2-OQFG7odT-q-1ThK_Ay1NPAY--ZcW6cd9nzfeShuEH4xE0HrHBKCr8Mk8ny2NYMRp_QA5WANhUsteZw8XX41yOytkJ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVP6HdSUMxgsAXCsMYSQ4cMmbLRWxvafLTaionQMdvCtLPVFQMhGhRkX1Pfm45d5kadu1Amjidu1nfypZEc0PGl1N3IP7u2-OQFG7odT-q-1ThK_Ay1NPAY--ZcW6cd9nzfeShuEH4xE0HrHBKCr8Mk8ny2NYMRp_QA5WANhUsteZw8XX41yOytkJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>I am really pleased with the result. I have applied to show the board at the Joy of Six in July and intend to run it as a participation game. I’m on with painting the miniatures already and I will post on them shortly.<div><br /></div><div>Today’s post though is just going to be pictures of the board.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK9JcBbNTQPlTOwwSYgN-piMTq7AsJY0XHCWsRWkVGQ_ZZdwvUjvh2Q5qCHvupuMvuuj38yEZG6YytiLys7MB2SDdAHq7yeHygLGDGtc8obG9m8aCV4C-LgMwlrJdFTAsh3tER_jewv9-mNdeQ9twHxbhsaUN-NqDgmhegEZeHVWYHiIqhl-c1pQJO=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK9JcBbNTQPlTOwwSYgN-piMTq7AsJY0XHCWsRWkVGQ_ZZdwvUjvh2Q5qCHvupuMvuuj38yEZG6YytiLys7MB2SDdAHq7yeHygLGDGtc8obG9m8aCV4C-LgMwlrJdFTAsh3tER_jewv9-mNdeQ9twHxbhsaUN-NqDgmhegEZeHVWYHiIqhl-c1pQJO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gloster Crossing looking south with Gloster Hill in the centre back</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSQvRCZ_pWsIyC84_CXpX3Og0YIrwDk-DyMRmZj5D9ku9rLF8jUesgScFgMVFk1GJIGAn5FUCwJHmlEog3Ia55OGLQqK1pJO6YRPOV-eV_1WGxq_mMXaHbew6zRrByYv4e4ASY91P_DkryC9S_1XWjb4xB4X2J0WREv3VDi0yLP8-QzDkg3UZng8p=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSQvRCZ_pWsIyC84_CXpX3Og0YIrwDk-DyMRmZj5D9ku9rLF8jUesgScFgMVFk1GJIGAn5FUCwJHmlEog3Ia55OGLQqK1pJO6YRPOV-eV_1WGxq_mMXaHbew6zRrByYv4e4ASY91P_DkryC9S_1XWjb4xB4X2J0WREv3VDi0yLP8-QzDkg3UZng8p=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flat expanse Lt. Guy Temple and his patrol escaped across after engaging the initial Chinese attempts to cross the Imjin<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG9kFZoI2cqGFASOsLSbDPlKcKlhEux2ioG16UyUSKpS0425wd8qK91WDhOdOdBkjOudeuWXrquhsL1SR9eSdVqOtjjQHDi4yrZD6nWUZeGI_h9ea3iwKNG4bXjJbyaDo9i4P7hP_boyGy1BB7daAdgbF6YUFFoJUDOk-6Ij4H2luW4Jx_7hL6XYEh=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG9kFZoI2cqGFASOsLSbDPlKcKlhEux2ioG16UyUSKpS0425wd8qK91WDhOdOdBkjOudeuWXrquhsL1SR9eSdVqOtjjQHDi4yrZD6nWUZeGI_h9ea3iwKNG4bXjJbyaDo9i4P7hP_boyGy1BB7daAdgbF6YUFFoJUDOk-6Ij4H2luW4Jx_7hL6XYEh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hills in the centre of the photo were held by the Glosters on the first night of the battle. A co on the right on hill 148, D co in the centre on hill 182 and B on the left on hill 144.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAdN3vz-noNeKzEiJqZql7qPnnt8TLZtDpu8W7DgRQJqlafU080s9QoO0XKc8QfGbyrDChXB3S1KieD7e4hlu-f2FBO3NB0C0zJhM8fxSuwtJMJQnNqUX9S1JbB6JFDtsMlCZSwQ6mdzWsmoU6_q38t00XjBur0aALh3cdAiLwBSdwy_tsHaRGoGi2=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAdN3vz-noNeKzEiJqZql7qPnnt8TLZtDpu8W7DgRQJqlafU080s9QoO0XKc8QfGbyrDChXB3S1KieD7e4hlu-f2FBO3NB0C0zJhM8fxSuwtJMJQnNqUX9S1JbB6JFDtsMlCZSwQ6mdzWsmoU6_q38t00XjBur0aALh3cdAiLwBSdwy_tsHaRGoGi2=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gloster Hill, Hill 235 where the Glosters fought their last stand. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9x0PnX5W6BW61M4w7RGqaamAjO6pbNMe_QaeCuAfFqaE4Ic9XyNX2Mo_ampKNcqBfI1C3QiMeUBv5m9JKYgRCjx613Ffm1WINfv-e07H2ukAZU1GeuaEFfRU0P3mAYy1O0nWHCy_lU3CXcICA9CnRYX8tPHcddfM5I_y9TnEsIWw2JLSAY7q_11pg=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9x0PnX5W6BW61M4w7RGqaamAjO6pbNMe_QaeCuAfFqaE4Ic9XyNX2Mo_ampKNcqBfI1C3QiMeUBv5m9JKYgRCjx613Ffm1WINfv-e07H2ukAZU1GeuaEFfRU0P3mAYy1O0nWHCy_lU3CXcICA9CnRYX8tPHcddfM5I_y9TnEsIWw2JLSAY7q_11pg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gloster Hill looking west from Kamaksan. Seolma-ri, a small village, can be seen in the mid left of the picture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRJhLdLx6kvySk4gYvCZ0Ajh6SGy031yEdwIt5_FnLg0BurF7yuCJci42nS6eFJfRCfb5ruk3nNYHVlMtZAV4ro4tjcwBV6kMzLrK6WLDDgvntCnA3tZHyDhJ1fGrXAWJ1BOVlZrFimWA4dcCCbSCTa1IQFWb2nU3AawctV8GSnpwDnYN5rDirgTIz=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRJhLdLx6kvySk4gYvCZ0Ajh6SGy031yEdwIt5_FnLg0BurF7yuCJci42nS6eFJfRCfb5ruk3nNYHVlMtZAV4ro4tjcwBV6kMzLrK6WLDDgvntCnA3tZHyDhJ1fGrXAWJ1BOVlZrFimWA4dcCCbSCTa1IQFWb2nU3AawctV8GSnpwDnYN5rDirgTIz=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The slopes of Kamaksan can be seen behind of Gloster Hill looking east.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDNkpEtJGgfS47ExrHu7b5noA_m-AkscM6AbdkjaI8CvdV4peY6Ks6FYWZQEHAxSMKgwkTs7T15ts5GAFD0q2sbLvi_7raK0h34YMKMxIXaxrKFAzBf3TD1QCBOQmdRkLnTiUHxIfnXjau-MKcOWN8EZxq9OKoNi2oMS0Ll8eUa2s1iVHI6SzSWTmP=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDNkpEtJGgfS47ExrHu7b5noA_m-AkscM6AbdkjaI8CvdV4peY6Ks6FYWZQEHAxSMKgwkTs7T15ts5GAFD0q2sbLvi_7raK0h34YMKMxIXaxrKFAzBf3TD1QCBOQmdRkLnTiUHxIfnXjau-MKcOWN8EZxq9OKoNi2oMS0Ll8eUa2s1iVHI6SzSWTmP=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Route 5Y, or 5 Yankee heading south through Choksong and passing below and then to the east of Gloster Hill. This was a strategic route to Seoul. The Glosters prevented this route being used by the Chinese for 3 crucial days.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTJfZEybk_pMOZrzdDTKNzpAj_kRpmu7zBFktgV-JtyNSJlu17Y3gYrQMMtg4PpwvbxrDT7MO9cc9HwekxkcqZT3mLMJMaAhUx-YmIq7I6YX0hMowY12sbqsGdxkZ6DKWgrUjGe6pkPlsq46x4dGXGkGUIDKsMFM8jv_6I2qSsWAg4cXhUzgbUJO2k=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTJfZEybk_pMOZrzdDTKNzpAj_kRpmu7zBFktgV-JtyNSJlu17Y3gYrQMMtg4PpwvbxrDT7MO9cc9HwekxkcqZT3mLMJMaAhUx-YmIq7I6YX0hMowY12sbqsGdxkZ6DKWgrUjGe6pkPlsq46x4dGXGkGUIDKsMFM8jv_6I2qSsWAg4cXhUzgbUJO2k=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Route 5Y then heads south down a long narrow valley. The UN tried to push reinforcements down this route. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I am planning a pre show game and hope to be able to share an AAR. With the way the dates have fallen I hope to be fighting the battle on the weekend of the 23rd and 24th April, which by a curious coincidence is the 71st anniversary the battle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep the dice rolling!</div><div><br /></div><div>Charles the Modeller </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-47821216316851361532022-01-11T12:45:00.005-08:002022-01-12T09:23:01.474-08:00Imjin Board - Creating the River Imjin<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZDZ-MlpArSvPrWv2-1WpXvYCFzqcfhmw6i2Mrp5uYIGbslpswQYV2FPhCqEhkFvEJhV-jFV_bRidQb-EnNP5oU6fGvh7OYDK-31D32Uf_sBBQx8HectC3F099j7aCEb9VOaCZa5gGVESxxgRZsHbD_7-6YyfDX6TDFNbbEP1NAsf0peO2fMgAvTtb=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZDZ-MlpArSvPrWv2-1WpXvYCFzqcfhmw6i2Mrp5uYIGbslpswQYV2FPhCqEhkFvEJhV-jFV_bRidQb-EnNP5oU6fGvh7OYDK-31D32Uf_sBBQx8HectC3F099j7aCEb9VOaCZa5gGVESxxgRZsHbD_7-6YyfDX6TDFNbbEP1NAsf0peO2fMgAvTtb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 of the 3 boards together. Villages tbc on the one on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">So I am almost done with building the Imjin river board. You can find out more about the various elements of the build starting <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/imjin-contoured-board-lots-and-lots-of.html" target="_blank">here</a> along with some background on the battle <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/glorious-glosters-imjin-river-korea-1951.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I didn’t quite manage to finish up before Christmas and have been distracted by painting a pile of Great War British troops for use in playtesting an upcoming WW1 version of All Hell Let Loose. So I have only a small update on progress. However it is the River Imjin itself.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVAvt2wE2ljINUW8b-UtNSGVvw5D3Z8v2GLe_jzKkDEvdSSzmUw-qxtqmlKm37ES0_VKpAGX-9vM2Fw6WPJBnyBKdfC_yuJhjOpIGhmrMec24ZfcgzNR8GW3mHOz53E6_d5rJnS41r48L1feu-7bb7BM9NIGi06KlVNQELLaaa8tSbpWjTmA0faXe6=s285" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="285" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVAvt2wE2ljINUW8b-UtNSGVvw5D3Z8v2GLe_jzKkDEvdSSzmUw-qxtqmlKm37ES0_VKpAGX-9vM2Fw6WPJBnyBKdfC_yuJhjOpIGhmrMec24ZfcgzNR8GW3mHOz53E6_d5rJnS41r48L1feu-7bb7BM9NIGi06KlVNQELLaaa8tSbpWjTmA0faXe6=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A modern photograph of the river at the location of Gloster Crossing </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The section of the river Imjin that flows through the battlefield is a wide and moderate flowing body of water. It’s over a hundred meters wide and fairly shallow. There are places where mud has accumulated and low islands appear depending on the season and depth of water. The bridges had all been destroyed with the Belgians guarding a Bailey bridge a mile to the east of the edge of my board. Several ferry points existed prior to the war but these were no longer functioning. The U.N. forces were aware of one crossing point, later nicknamed Gloster Crossing. This was a fordable crossing about a meter or so deep, helpfully marked by partially submerged oil drums, and was used by the British when exploring the north bank. British scouting in this sector failed to identify several additional fordable crossing points. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9nw9pJnhxVMXVCN5DGRf1DFhYNuWnMnCkuyPjTa38gbmFoQKiSOCIWo0o0bI9_FIQphzly_OYDg3_l0eYSI32BAL2r6-0pP79mhP3nJZTxnfa8rSmJP_ECC8y8oCznrDf2drZG_85tE-3hGhMY4Cz46bfBL6wV6SOvcnT0er9STAO2XSYErw0g5Sk=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9nw9pJnhxVMXVCN5DGRf1DFhYNuWnMnCkuyPjTa38gbmFoQKiSOCIWo0o0bI9_FIQphzly_OYDg3_l0eYSI32BAL2r6-0pP79mhP3nJZTxnfa8rSmJP_ECC8y8oCznrDf2drZG_85tE-3hGhMY4Cz46bfBL6wV6SOvcnT0er9STAO2XSYErw0g5Sk=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo taken in 1951. The Imjin can be seen towards the top left of the image. Note the sudden rise of the hills and the scrub covering them.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The battle began with the Chinese attempting to push a company of infantry across Gloster Crossing about 22:00 on the 22nd April 1951. Guy Temple, a young lieutenant, was in command of a small patrol of Glosters waiting in trenches on the south bank. He had orders to grab an enemy for interrogation following intel suggesting the Chinese would be attempting to cross that night. Temple had a funny feeling as he was being briefed and took it upon himself to take down a larger party than normal for a snatch operation, grabbed every Bren gun he could find and as much ammo as his men could carry. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDw_yoloROE8ywlDEpJmbN_eV_5YAYh96x3-zt8AVBH6OuqY3EF0A8S1eEPJN0c9z7Yv_EaHcgoI7Ah-oXw9T1cCDqXz5g02zMS-fKALIMtl0FvPxflYwsmz5aakHn-1rSCIlfTnIg1G6sEcy5h1Jugwva16QKknv2q24-Y5FiVAi3stobZidYuU4=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDw_yoloROE8ywlDEpJmbN_eV_5YAYh96x3-zt8AVBH6OuqY3EF0A8S1eEPJN0c9z7Yv_EaHcgoI7Ah-oXw9T1cCDqXz5g02zMS-fKALIMtl0FvPxflYwsmz5aakHn-1rSCIlfTnIg1G6sEcy5h1Jugwva16QKknv2q24-Y5FiVAi3stobZidYuU4=w400-h213" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese soldiers crossing a river in daylight. Later in the battle the Chinese were forced to cross during daylight risking artillery and air strikes.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The Chinese making the crossing were heard before they were seen. Even in the dark it was clear that this was not a small patrol or raiding party. Temple’s men readied themselves and a Very light was fired. The British could see about a hundred men wading across the river below them with the closest troops less than a hundred meters away. They opened up with every weapon they had. The Chinese had no chance, caught in the open in waist deep water. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlB9n4Iuh08ATcxSCmtHg8eNJ77VI9oK6eYadgt7UKJ2SvCFgiTS1pivLyfco6Qv-0mSr_Rb4m0UW9Wp0pXFDGs90CFExFC_P86Wf6X5Q7JL4R_nJpMIIIhPKQOg5VaA5ZQPoRr-Gi2qHZ6-LAEpLGKlsOUirQ2mmmlObPhOVa_eN3NkkU5_N1Nrn4=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="960" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlB9n4Iuh08ATcxSCmtHg8eNJ77VI9oK6eYadgt7UKJ2SvCFgiTS1pivLyfco6Qv-0mSr_Rb4m0UW9Wp0pXFDGs90CFExFC_P86Wf6X5Q7JL4R_nJpMIIIhPKQOg5VaA5ZQPoRr-Gi2qHZ6-LAEpLGKlsOUirQ2mmmlObPhOVa_eN3NkkU5_N1Nrn4=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British 25pdrs of 45 regiment RA firing during the Imjin battle.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Shortly after the remnants of the Chinese had retreated to the north bank sounds of crossing were heard again. The Very flare revealed another attempt at crossing. The British opened up again and this time Temple remembered that he had artillery he could call upon. Artillery shells landed on the north bank and then in the river. Another crossing party were eliminated.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">More voices were heard. This time the Very light revealed hundreds of Chinese crossing with more moving forward on the bank waiting to cross. The Chinese commander was determined to cross. The British fired into the crowds of Chinese in the river. Temple called in a Mike Target artillery barrage with every available gun co-ordinating their fire to arrive at the same moment. The river erupted in great geysers as the 24 guns of 45 field regiment all fired at the crossing point. The Glosters continued to pour fire into the river. However it was soon apparent that some Chinese had made the crossing and with barrels hot and ammo running low Temple wisely decided that the patrol’s job was done. The British departed, running to meet the two Oxford carriers that carried then the best part of two miles back to their company on hill 235. Not one of the patrol was lost or killed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Chinese though were crossing in great strength.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp_qcMCDkuRMLC9LADGaK1LSkjzlSMiT3FfKj04zXbqzP3U5VKL4ibwSvyAT9nwT1A8SKPA12K5zxCCRSgA4fXHhcoslaMQ79lCHnbnIeXt7uvm6C-oz2xCZ8fQQFAO_8YM8-rt5jcFT0pTJtmhriGLm2rBK7jFhTG-grMZyuYCWyrkK_5wwIMgktZ=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp_qcMCDkuRMLC9LADGaK1LSkjzlSMiT3FfKj04zXbqzP3U5VKL4ibwSvyAT9nwT1A8SKPA12K5zxCCRSgA4fXHhcoslaMQ79lCHnbnIeXt7uvm6C-oz2xCZ8fQQFAO_8YM8-rt5jcFT0pTJtmhriGLm2rBK7jFhTG-grMZyuYCWyrkK_5wwIMgktZ=w320-h640" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I want to start the battle with that crossing attempt and the Imjin will remain a constraint on Chinese movement all through the game. To model it I used the lowest level of foam board as the river bed and a 3mm deep board to create the banks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN9NojMNbv3saoLNRwSjvE7JcQjvq1meJUPH1hxqhJ4yzZrUCLpS-wCqm3JshgUJ_LAvNmzgtuCBmaAjfKT8xs3fz1MjMqjy6cmsoiDr-K3Cz_gX-X-sDeraa-JFXTLXKKCtiMtX8yjqOP6SjV_mP-pYIK3g9ZguVKBcpq2Aq8OeiiO7gmW-gjKkVm=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN9NojMNbv3saoLNRwSjvE7JcQjvq1meJUPH1hxqhJ4yzZrUCLpS-wCqm3JshgUJ_LAvNmzgtuCBmaAjfKT8xs3fz1MjMqjy6cmsoiDr-K3Cz_gX-X-sDeraa-JFXTLXKKCtiMtX8yjqOP6SjV_mP-pYIK3g9ZguVKBcpq2Aq8OeiiO7gmW-gjKkVm=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I used a thin layer of sculptamold to create a proper bed using a brush to make sure it was thin. The islands were created out of the 3mm foam board and were located based off the 1951 map although it’s not clear they were there during the battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOADA9ZsfF2AFzd7tzL9HWkFigy95q0mMSBmQpFTN6GdACzi9ntttfKhVvlXxyB2UlkfTcFF9Isq8oK3Ez5Tbh2L2Ke5VP3tzZ3faiR_9n1YFByhLI_sHACZ9uzux3NT9KYHt0s8Q2XEBDMieDv39ihUwnV9vhneorB4e7MH0eEyVWP3TzjsXu0LmO=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOADA9ZsfF2AFzd7tzL9HWkFigy95q0mMSBmQpFTN6GdACzi9ntttfKhVvlXxyB2UlkfTcFF9Isq8oK3Ez5Tbh2L2Ke5VP3tzZ3faiR_9n1YFByhLI_sHACZ9uzux3NT9KYHt0s8Q2XEBDMieDv39ihUwnV9vhneorB4e7MH0eEyVWP3TzjsXu0LmO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once all the flocking and terrain had been added to the board I painted the river bed in various layers and colours starting off light and using inks and then browns deepened the colour until I was happy. I then used a light coloured fine grit added these to the islands and river banks with a soft tone inkwash. A lighter desert yellow paint was then applied to the river bed closest to the banks to give the illusion of shallow water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt3VRa9PRW6cTLtI38dxcSRkq1UhDYyP_6DeurKvHj8k1bNrXgKu-GmHBm3um-1AvpN8goc_5DgWLGg1kLPAfvEfGHj5Fxdxnq5MkoSgIAmiNdbWIKPLncJPYVoAC0wEPd9mwYPC1_Wgx9oTWGNCgRTZGMc48FF9VqiSWP5PpS4ckvVgvFrttvzjEq=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt3VRa9PRW6cTLtI38dxcSRkq1UhDYyP_6DeurKvHj8k1bNrXgKu-GmHBm3um-1AvpN8goc_5DgWLGg1kLPAfvEfGHj5Fxdxnq5MkoSgIAmiNdbWIKPLncJPYVoAC0wEPd9mwYPC1_Wgx9oTWGNCgRTZGMc48FF9VqiSWP5PpS4ckvVgvFrttvzjEq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfpszEHGp9tHgjYs88-Y5NElvQAVr1sZj8DDPxuLVE0yvxZ4BJEKVQuMaGOpAvFHwCozihsBKzVj5J8Q4fS_lMb1Kcie3gQ1aDNUbgXtyR8KqxSLAOcacf_wsRJS_ab1U06aP6WUCU6rRrKrGY6_piXX9omtjAjcQ2F2VhEQjglW7U9kwZp_NR6QGB=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfpszEHGp9tHgjYs88-Y5NElvQAVr1sZj8DDPxuLVE0yvxZ4BJEKVQuMaGOpAvFHwCozihsBKzVj5J8Q4fS_lMb1Kcie3gQ1aDNUbgXtyR8KqxSLAOcacf_wsRJS_ab1U06aP6WUCU6rRrKrGY6_piXX9omtjAjcQ2F2VhEQjglW7U9kwZp_NR6QGB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I also dry brushed the desert yellow in a few places on the river to mark my intended fording points.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Initially I intended to use yacht varnish to make the river but I decided, instead, to do my first ever resin pour. I watched a number of YouTube videos and psyched myself up. If it went wrong I was going to ruin the board. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMBM4eqkEStu0Glp_1lcmu_7TKZZH8Nu2CiuTZFGcyXo2Wa9sdVn65btWjqxyh38gd-3v8qznTXH-7_E_DSzu7T7QXAGKgj7PT4EU-1u8BnxsojfDAEkrd_NW6qZQHdtzx6_5pFkXSvZkhvjFgkQE0igtC4jgaCcu1Vk19K9WppOIqVscL9sJkMTfG=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMBM4eqkEStu0Glp_1lcmu_7TKZZH8Nu2CiuTZFGcyXo2Wa9sdVn65btWjqxyh38gd-3v8qznTXH-7_E_DSzu7T7QXAGKgj7PT4EU-1u8BnxsojfDAEkrd_NW6qZQHdtzx6_5pFkXSvZkhvjFgkQE0igtC4jgaCcu1Vk19K9WppOIqVscL9sJkMTfG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I followed the instructions very carefully, bought a kitchen butane torch and mixed the resin. I taped the edges of the board and sealed it PVA. I poured the resin and used a cocktail stick to work it into the river. I went over it with the butane torch to pop any bubbles.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">24 hours later I was very relieved and happy with my pour. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf6csh8MasPgNrJA-hDZZl8m5Lc6m9myBMVHyUZ5HPN0P_tVfS8UbKlTmAvPU5uwHCxEtPxpQhqnHDc1W0mqsbVvWAaEEGsFQLEhdSVyQwDWVxAdc5NA5QXkWCHqlC6bzkEyXpd_eQX5uzNVFO75M4Dsf6R4h9HD_FDacaCsI1GvPT0tVkFuX1p5sX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopefully I will soon complete the whole board and then I can begin the painting of all the troops for the battle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keep your dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-51501929483836684842022-01-03T09:58:00.000-08:002022-01-03T09:58:26.675-08:002021 End of Year Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3-rruLikF1lmrCvz3DEumYsBcpwiGDsg4HwrqOGfUVVJhQmzAyB1ZIHKzwgfGAqSDTtlU_K-ehFmu1IyZwrVRCnodfs_pz8lJtCU0hV278pgO2Z9bvS9nUqEtGn272KVZrOF77n6WeK5fnkDyDveHuCyGOZ40C6GcYoUJ3T8fLo7wsQWlz02JQDzi=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3-rruLikF1lmrCvz3DEumYsBcpwiGDsg4HwrqOGfUVVJhQmzAyB1ZIHKzwgfGAqSDTtlU_K-ehFmu1IyZwrVRCnodfs_pz8lJtCU0hV278pgO2Z9bvS9nUqEtGn272KVZrOF77n6WeK5fnkDyDveHuCyGOZ40C6GcYoUJ3T8fLo7wsQWlz02JQDzi=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Well that’s 2021 over and done with. So now it’s time to take stock and plan ahead. It’s also when you come to write this stuff down that you realise that despite it being a pretty quiet year that you actually got through quite a lot.</p><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>2021 Highlights </b></span></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">David Wasilewski and I joined Sean Clark on Episode 26 of the <a href="https://godsownscale6mm.podbean.com/">God’s Own Scale Podcast</a> to talk about our wargaming lives and the All Hell Let Loose wargames rules</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">All Hell Let Loose sales went really well and it’s now a silver bestseller on <a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/product/333294/All-Hell-Let-Loose">wargame vault</a></span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I took my Brécourt Manor to <a href="http://hereticalgaming.blogspot.com/2021/11/partizan-2021-hobby-update.html">The Other Partizan</a> wargames show.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I’ve painted up my British paratroops</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I took part in the <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/07/the-virtual-joy-of-six.html">Virtual Joy of Six</a> </span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I have created my first <a href="https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCz9L_VSkAvyLr84pJqGB9mg">YouTube</a> videos </span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">This was my third year blogging and although I only managed 14 posts I am still at it. I also passed the 50 posts mark on the blog</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I got to game in Dan Hodgson’s <a href="https://youtu.be/ZvJzTTaQT_s">war room</a>. Not once but twice! It was an awesome experience both times and a really big thanks to Dan and his wife Julia for their hospitality!</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I have all but completed my <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/12/imjin-river-board-villages-roads-and.html">Korean War River Imjin</a> board.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Work has begun a new WW1 version of the rules, All Hell Let Loose Great War</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh62g8lntYU7OGaR8JibYJ3LgcrI5GkUy9xY3lcb5tvGQyiHtysri3L2JBt3Z-2bviaKGDFXuRvbSaN2wG3ldNiDQUdlcGKpiZu-hXb4eVVFtjX2HC3jSCbjdoiltIHrjT8DESQIvMNIw9_w3FJ44AQNu3I7QRwjnkxqvfbvhCA0fvfeJM90koEPxBc=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh62g8lntYU7OGaR8JibYJ3LgcrI5GkUy9xY3lcb5tvGQyiHtysri3L2JBt3Z-2bviaKGDFXuRvbSaN2wG3ldNiDQUdlcGKpiZu-hXb4eVVFtjX2HC3jSCbjdoiltIHrjT8DESQIvMNIw9_w3FJ44AQNu3I7QRwjnkxqvfbvhCA0fvfeJM90koEPxBc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Passing Regrets</b></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I only got to go to one show this year</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Neither of my kids showing any interest in wargaming. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I took both my kids with me to The Other Partizan. It was the youngest’s first time, and they both had a great time at the show, but show no interest other than that. Both of them have got into Dungeons and Dragons in a really big way this year, so I still have hope, but currently, I consider my job as a Dad only half done.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The continuing absence of a dedicated war gaming space</span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHg3cyjg4vIOO-VQ6djknNWRyOwBAS6RmVEC1Lz9hw2x-8Elso1zGuFb6rJe9-_SZrOQFJ7_3BKo0yHX4jwHnucfoP5TlgnHTVpg7WEYXp-sTY4_iVOn8wvO7RoPsDkGVobkpcv71e03X-4bBQsziCfQoT2ICkJPml8sxOUPEmcRCPuQKKV7kvhAlB=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHg3cyjg4vIOO-VQ6djknNWRyOwBAS6RmVEC1Lz9hw2x-8Elso1zGuFb6rJe9-_SZrOQFJ7_3BKo0yHX4jwHnucfoP5TlgnHTVpg7WEYXp-sTY4_iVOn8wvO7RoPsDkGVobkpcv71e03X-4bBQsziCfQoT2ICkJPml8sxOUPEmcRCPuQKKV7kvhAlB=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>2022 Hopes</b></span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">To attend the Joy of Six and bring my Korean participation game</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Get to more than one wargame show this year</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Go to Arnhem for the anniversary weekend and meet up with a bunch of other gamers</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Produce more YouTube content with a greater focus on the models and terrain I build </span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Continue with the blog</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Make some progress on getting a dedicated wargaming space.</span></li></ul><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Keep gaming!</span></div></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Charles the Modeller</span></div><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-49800690423788768252021-12-09T02:24:00.007-08:002021-12-09T02:24:57.074-08:00Imjin River Board - Villages, Roads and Rice Paddies galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8WVzXqNtWPIhB5nQ6pV4GoJl1g8W-Ctwn-RAv3LRcFqst26-pQoR3uMdDaE1Vi8rmnYQUlB06eZXzMRIfwUOaKmoa4mnnocySg988x-ZUahpXIhRx1om68prOZ2t7KU5tNdgkZCLDTmAOM20mcIq_nYhdNIrp_AtBZswzys6fOcKVDW9ZT6N_kATu=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8WVzXqNtWPIhB5nQ6pV4GoJl1g8W-Ctwn-RAv3LRcFqst26-pQoR3uMdDaE1Vi8rmnYQUlB06eZXzMRIfwUOaKmoa4mnnocySg988x-ZUahpXIhRx1om68prOZ2t7KU5tNdgkZCLDTmAOM20mcIq_nYhdNIrp_AtBZswzys6fOcKVDW9ZT6N_kATu=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>I am nearing the end of my River Imjin board build, and having completed the flocking I have moved on to adding in the villages, roads, smaller rivers and streams as well as started on the paddy fields. There is more information on the earlier phases of the build starting <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/glorious-glosters-imjin-river-korea-1951.html">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVjcJW6lBuB1psi4hEwzb2d9KGcreklYMGmDBjK2WU4jglilQenJ75q-yNyeTf6jPPvLe6zqQ73CHQRehLWGyo90LglqCivP2AKUPOujFFoENciGraT2R3T1Zjonzt2K60BLP2HKY7i23uUEA2E5BKwi9JFOnBGkuRXvz7r-JY-KNEzFe2461w48p9=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVjcJW6lBuB1psi4hEwzb2d9KGcreklYMGmDBjK2WU4jglilQenJ75q-yNyeTf6jPPvLe6zqQ73CHQRehLWGyo90LglqCivP2AKUPOujFFoENciGraT2R3T1Zjonzt2K60BLP2HKY7i23uUEA2E5BKwi9JFOnBGkuRXvz7r-JY-KNEzFe2461w48p9=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><p>Roads were created by brushing on a thin line of PVA and then adding a really fine sand from <a href="https://warworldgaming.com/">war world gaming</a>. A similar process was used for the minor rivers using a dark ash sand with some larger greyer grains using N gauge railway ballast. They are really dark but I haven’t quite finished with these rivers yet as I will be highlighting them with different colours once I am closer to the finish.</p><p>The Korean houses on the battlefield were mostly traditional hanok style, single storey, with wooden frames and dirt and straw walls with straw thatch on the roof. A small number were stone with tile roofs, belonging to richer or noble Koreans. They tended to be fairly small and were clustered into a number of villages. The area had already seen fighting during the war and some buildings had already been destroyed. They also tended to be located in the valleys. Consequently the villages and buildings had little military value or role in the battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvHiFYyMkkIcDyJc6diIO21d79UhcPj0N9-yjQIb1gG13RJ7UPHC-eDHdZhJQhKU1xIjRE1gZGpmeKPRPHWsicEuJWz9C6EmV401qyEnf7chXAzfSmJGK0tlrjcgJzSperK9fHQ_fnQKJLbzKZdJ1R4j_oWf2vKS9TTs7jZl-tGvXzrGNimVhvy2RB=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvHiFYyMkkIcDyJc6diIO21d79UhcPj0N9-yjQIb1gG13RJ7UPHC-eDHdZhJQhKU1xIjRE1gZGpmeKPRPHWsicEuJWz9C6EmV401qyEnf7chXAzfSmJGK0tlrjcgJzSperK9fHQ_fnQKJLbzKZdJ1R4j_oWf2vKS9TTs7jZl-tGvXzrGNimVhvy2RB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Regular readers of this blog will know I see buildings as terrain and so try to represent them in as close to ground scale as possible. I am building the battlefield with a ground scale of 1:4000, or 1 mm equaling 4 metres. Consequently my ability to detail buildings was limited - and given there are hundreds on the battlefield this is a good thing! So I started with match sticks, which have a roughly 2mm square profile. They were too big. So I tried cutting them lengthways to get 1mm square blocks. I could do it but it was time consuming and wasteful. So I went online and found some lengths of 1mm and 1.5mm square wood from a <a href="https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/">modelling store</a>. Who knew that was a thing? Progress speeded up thereafter.</p><p>Firstly I painted the wood a dark brown. For the higher status buildings I painted them white. Then I used my craft knife and cut the strips roughly into 2mm long pieces. Each individual building would therefore be about 4m wide, 4 m high and 8m long. All in all not too bad.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Yl70zWxphBQ-DW2UKUZfDD5I8Hj9UFvL2qGYNuYMBfbXL_Yixnor8Em-OO3c4U4z-NYvqEkcS64xtpUdB9sUieV2wwDhdCd4WxWuhtOUtxnOCVfr4j9EPo0n9XBC-fx5TWFZCnPjUaUE7NFZ5wpDFQZ7zFwfr3LfO-w7QPa7af4d2XS9pK4VW2vr=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Yl70zWxphBQ-DW2UKUZfDD5I8Hj9UFvL2qGYNuYMBfbXL_Yixnor8Em-OO3c4U4z-NYvqEkcS64xtpUdB9sUieV2wwDhdCd4WxWuhtOUtxnOCVfr4j9EPo0n9XBC-fx5TWFZCnPjUaUE7NFZ5wpDFQZ7zFwfr3LfO-w7QPa7af4d2XS9pK4VW2vr=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipl-W3CCMm7TDcSK7pEUjcACp9tHKh3p_EaeKW00F7QBTEKHQfvyjd68L4aX_u33o_MDWsyKsSzDQiLjCXWosPBUAp68BSYYAz8ejdArKjfROdRPDcl5ZSEvsWp1nTgqh_KO4KCIMFzrY756SXhPd5uBp17gkhIUAsQQmry1YsAN8wVwvSB8Ge_rrH=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipl-W3CCMm7TDcSK7pEUjcACp9tHKh3p_EaeKW00F7QBTEKHQfvyjd68L4aX_u33o_MDWsyKsSzDQiLjCXWosPBUAp68BSYYAz8ejdArKjfROdRPDcl5ZSEvsWp1nTgqh_KO4KCIMFzrY756SXhPd5uBp17gkhIUAsQQmry1YsAN8wVwvSB8Ge_rrH=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I used <a href="https://ak-interactive.com/">AK Terrains</a> Diarama series light earth acrylic texture as a base for my villages. Once dry the buildings were then glued on using PVA. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ__THzresvejvJQnE3OBcK1q7tx2skCWBPoFLfs1xSdXy_-obPtyouTwBvLrKXuh-Kcni37hi7qnAXtFwnopNCUE97DWhTP7lNZYtQHm88tQCgJesuksL96qwTbd_YBK0cAoV77g2qEm4uqzI-6VYIHhmnfjJxQR4rNyn9D8vzKGTU8vl4F6QLt6s=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ__THzresvejvJQnE3OBcK1q7tx2skCWBPoFLfs1xSdXy_-obPtyouTwBvLrKXuh-Kcni37hi7qnAXtFwnopNCUE97DWhTP7lNZYtQHm88tQCgJesuksL96qwTbd_YBK0cAoV77g2qEm4uqzI-6VYIHhmnfjJxQR4rNyn9D8vzKGTU8vl4F6QLt6s=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><p>I then gave the whole village a soft tone inkwash. I used a 0.3mm permanent marker to divide the village into small holdings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsVnF0QoyVpW_rFE1A9-DQs723VVA_Zg6GcByuROVCBVznu5wemVX-pg_PKm2akBSi61v3IT1SEi_0XwThFlhx7NHui7_nyblLbddRcu-BTqWEu5QjkJaVFrf1NzRQkuEzN28I1T-h6dhorSr0fjNJmwIwIUJSQl54mztxeeEYeTMK0rxJqbyxrQ_E=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsVnF0QoyVpW_rFE1A9-DQs723VVA_Zg6GcByuROVCBVznu5wemVX-pg_PKm2akBSi61v3IT1SEi_0XwThFlhx7NHui7_nyblLbddRcu-BTqWEu5QjkJaVFrf1NzRQkuEzN28I1T-h6dhorSr0fjNJmwIwIUJSQl54mztxeeEYeTMK0rxJqbyxrQ_E=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><p>I then painted random blocks with different greens or browns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFa5-Aw2f-fw0aZqC56bYMyH9KKVg4oX3bSZxYmZ1grI3USVO07DP5Fvfq6pZb2th4tThw6SlKBJ3I6AXaNiRpwv_Uh5WXCFC_GF01h_TURtEGWPTVGY436WiLHllrDYVZvYtGXApxRDnDo7W_PhYVsxXr6g7pH_ih9R9nhVeg7o2rTdCbzlpoiWvD=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFa5-Aw2f-fw0aZqC56bYMyH9KKVg4oX3bSZxYmZ1grI3USVO07DP5Fvfq6pZb2th4tThw6SlKBJ3I6AXaNiRpwv_Uh5WXCFC_GF01h_TURtEGWPTVGY436WiLHllrDYVZvYtGXApxRDnDo7W_PhYVsxXr6g7pH_ih9R9nhVeg7o2rTdCbzlpoiWvD=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><p>The tops of each village building was painted necrotic green and soft tone ink wash. The higher status buildings got a chaos red colour. I added a dash of tufts and my villages were done!</p><p>Then the hard slog began! Rice paddies, lots and lots and lots of them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyfHoEAfjyPzP6L_yMzokgXAxCi10HPMUejMZt04-XBKDqyyaf-cByUNp3FXji40qsMrMTjzz1CBBbe9S6UbUEYsNaNQyTfKQ78zaDdQ0trx0zETr6JuswFidEw9b7sNZ4UIITVQW9MJQHvdz6GgXm3CkhuXJ-zWC8c5DsqPO1q0N6KSOIUn9Vvszd=s2732" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyfHoEAfjyPzP6L_yMzokgXAxCi10HPMUejMZt04-XBKDqyyaf-cByUNp3FXji40qsMrMTjzz1CBBbe9S6UbUEYsNaNQyTfKQ78zaDdQ0trx0zETr6JuswFidEw9b7sNZ4UIITVQW9MJQHvdz6GgXm3CkhuXJ-zWC8c5DsqPO1q0N6KSOIUn9Vvszd=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>The terrain on this board generally is split between flat and steeply rising hills. Looking at a map of the area made in 1953 this shows that pretty much all the flat area was paddy fields. The paddy fields on this map were much more extensive than the ones shown on the 1951 map I used for the contours. However the 1953 map noted that most of the villages were “destroyed”. This seems counter-intuitive. Why would destroyed villages need more rice paddies? I think the answer lies in the 1951 map being based on 1940s Japanese maps. I believe that the rice paddies were developed during the mid to late 40’s and therefore most were present at the time of the battle in 1951. Thus I decided that pretty much any flat area on the board would have rice paddies on them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigjg1rnhh4HhOOOYzoYRfnacEXd4597IDbcXU-fSWah5ZIcEFR_UzDdx-y3chksD4pHmDnsRub2IlP8-OiSu-VWyI6QNdQ6LvT3OoPb0qDdz6jCifOKJxiBnmKMUuYFpQTMGOrE-F-_SoDdDiivbB9w_u6nqzyhrAL-ljw9wo7ykvKNPOHVInuE9JV=s2732" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigjg1rnhh4HhOOOYzoYRfnacEXd4597IDbcXU-fSWah5ZIcEFR_UzDdx-y3chksD4pHmDnsRub2IlP8-OiSu-VWyI6QNdQ6LvT3OoPb0qDdz6jCifOKJxiBnmKMUuYFpQTMGOrE-F-_SoDdDiivbB9w_u6nqzyhrAL-ljw9wo7ykvKNPOHVInuE9JV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>The battle took place in late April and so the rice paddies at that time of year were not planted or flooded and so would have been bare and in various shades of brown. The image above shows a Google Earth image of the paddies on the Imjin during winter. This would be the basis for the colours and size of the rice paddies on the board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3gcfKNk1SLO66bPLH-SeNoCh4GbBC_ec6ycbDA8glECQAroqopAnAH4_2v_YukvLXb86glsizlhGUa6MyNlqVYt8Rn3_yhDWzB6Oe21Qw8-8VCvselZf6Yq8hwjsHzh_tx2uTGJpTE7v-zxT0RpqZhAQLBekoaPocuCzZJuMWUftk2-UZLjw-Tslp=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3gcfKNk1SLO66bPLH-SeNoCh4GbBC_ec6ycbDA8glECQAroqopAnAH4_2v_YukvLXb86glsizlhGUa6MyNlqVYt8Rn3_yhDWzB6Oe21Qw8-8VCvselZf6Yq8hwjsHzh_tx2uTGJpTE7v-zxT0RpqZhAQLBekoaPocuCzZJuMWUftk2-UZLjw-Tslp=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk3LgQyovuMRMhDm1EYVIf1f1wobH5kRL1ZG-w011XRhwlnW4vfTNlUZaSvCdnZWwV51t0hrVhk2etJI5J0K7gfdxaGjQRPVC-a9VxnDuyXCG8twZ2U2xRkRAKUDTa8BpPU-iyFwz9ovDXVQVAyetcYUTC0awIOBsid1P5SHRYzs5TE1aGBpbRH5lA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk3LgQyovuMRMhDm1EYVIf1f1wobH5kRL1ZG-w011XRhwlnW4vfTNlUZaSvCdnZWwV51t0hrVhk2etJI5J0K7gfdxaGjQRPVC-a9VxnDuyXCG8twZ2U2xRkRAKUDTa8BpPU-iyFwz9ovDXVQVAyetcYUTC0awIOBsid1P5SHRYzs5TE1aGBpbRH5lA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>To create mine I used <a href="https://ak-interactive.com/">AK terrain’s</a> desert sand texture as a base.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4yhRFcfCVY2ls7a4aMoz5VnhTMhle8BLl7McDexpfGdI5NW2o5lHaYnKIlMCqEfTArpjlRp4Y9W4wtywW5x3habcvsd49GVEOyPaAc9ZVYm_URObbfpmc_SopxR9ouAOYnjuU66-ivC_YEIegr-e0ILAK_FzS5pxB-ndXh4c9ciYFVcO1DqqybU8H=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4yhRFcfCVY2ls7a4aMoz5VnhTMhle8BLl7McDexpfGdI5NW2o5lHaYnKIlMCqEfTArpjlRp4Y9W4wtywW5x3habcvsd49GVEOyPaAc9ZVYm_URObbfpmc_SopxR9ouAOYnjuU66-ivC_YEIegr-e0ILAK_FzS5pxB-ndXh4c9ciYFVcO1DqqybU8H=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><p>I then used monster brown paint and a range of inks to create individual paddies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO1-YM9NX5kD6NtojDxkNxecFhiYJQOuoBuC6zf7e9p8B1_WuNsBFFNDCAn8WFIYUg4vcNFsuesHno4jJ_InHs30hqjJJyg9VQoCckDMEJ3od3GCCkIgbkYn2JupvolWnaVqiHf3e99U4RCWdvBcMxCgQcnEvdDKG_04zKFGkqlQKtdFrGSh7HA57o=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO1-YM9NX5kD6NtojDxkNxecFhiYJQOuoBuC6zf7e9p8B1_WuNsBFFNDCAn8WFIYUg4vcNFsuesHno4jJ_InHs30hqjJJyg9VQoCckDMEJ3od3GCCkIgbkYn2JupvolWnaVqiHf3e99U4RCWdvBcMxCgQcnEvdDKG_04zKFGkqlQKtdFrGSh7HA57o=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><p>I just kept adding them, randomly placing each colour .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-4lxcjzxNR6w5zbxtxSMAv8r_qjOrhdbpWeoBxzFe0e6o9JWgcU2EYt9HqiPvm8z6UPkUbj8jk4mZ3UlJfXW6-GnWtW-BAg_KWIUJEqybp1sMrcHZOX2kq7ndHoFwcTrr1R6Tc_iLmSnSRowokIjN74W58OZaa1cInqz5u1kr4exzkdYJvaEQ7Cjl=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-4lxcjzxNR6w5zbxtxSMAv8r_qjOrhdbpWeoBxzFe0e6o9JWgcU2EYt9HqiPvm8z6UPkUbj8jk4mZ3UlJfXW6-GnWtW-BAg_KWIUJEqybp1sMrcHZOX2kq7ndHoFwcTrr1R6Tc_iLmSnSRowokIjN74W58OZaa1cInqz5u1kr4exzkdYJvaEQ7Cjl=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcoVjgoUc5hBjwREV-bfrQT9DPHfT389WcNFRImi5srJd1xiOGqy4bYWDweZPQ1KfScDh7gGn77vEH31c_0PbncJKVx0dUIFdXHMmHDXUFRk4KsETF6ghIpjEQRENCO8qXE7OM5xbqOoutkegok8nhaAHphBQf9qH2jFsY_rXaEAoPnEko6ahDruu=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBcoVjgoUc5hBjwREV-bfrQT9DPHfT389WcNFRImi5srJd1xiOGqy4bYWDweZPQ1KfScDh7gGn77vEH31c_0PbncJKVx0dUIFdXHMmHDXUFRk4KsETF6ghIpjEQRENCO8qXE7OM5xbqOoutkegok8nhaAHphBQf9qH2jFsY_rXaEAoPnEko6ahDruu=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The final mosaic looks untidy and indistinct. However once the trusty permanent marker was used to delineate the paddy boundaries then the fields separate and sharpen and the overall appearance improves significantly.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDi5i4KBFHoTnnzhDZ0cmDrTOPRiv6FyGRZ61P7ox0yjzBKFdX-oFQXanIM-GelP-cRQ2wmQzInS0r8UaFJOP95JrnVeTN3DxTnGyhNnJygSr5qC4jkb68TbsAhbwj-0EIPdsg3gL4BXQj5gqFP6KV9ONZ4i_2qmNixGp0cFbof-ZFk6r1WXOQyRZU=s4160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDi5i4KBFHoTnnzhDZ0cmDrTOPRiv6FyGRZ61P7ox0yjzBKFdX-oFQXanIM-GelP-cRQ2wmQzInS0r8UaFJOP95JrnVeTN3DxTnGyhNnJygSr5qC4jkb68TbsAhbwj-0EIPdsg3gL4BXQj5gqFP6KV9ONZ4i_2qmNixGp0cFbof-ZFk6r1WXOQyRZU=w200-h400" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div>Add in lots more rice paddies, the odd village and some slopes and it gets better.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD346mUQ8j3u0QXnEQ6LsSj981sxD8WqsuH6gsxp21e5n8wp4eeGS-sjFjuAfwqK5iDqEeVYJm0J9hWZi62xQ1cN3FKSPADulFzniBLx_j8gotkfL1-33dylMftXe02sPXNs-4eFCFexy2No9XkvRhFmQkQDZUPnxZ3caNkVfaAD6BeM7vZRodehcv=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD346mUQ8j3u0QXnEQ6LsSj981sxD8WqsuH6gsxp21e5n8wp4eeGS-sjFjuAfwqK5iDqEeVYJm0J9hWZi62xQ1cN3FKSPADulFzniBLx_j8gotkfL1-33dylMftXe02sPXNs-4eFCFexy2No9XkvRhFmQkQDZUPnxZ3caNkVfaAD6BeM7vZRodehcv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX2kpdvRCFyp1sIu7Jp-D0yRaSq6wzJ0PdrQ63pXFkmfrvG8Hk0gZ1eWguOr7fIoelFXayXRdhF-wGaHlGObGBkwaAscbaKFheY4bBYXBConw2XANQZgMOa4mPcDuLqpVUDet-FcWCkj3wKDThRJRD-5kPG30PUrZ-684sHsVW9WA1Rclysl2dWb9Z=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX2kpdvRCFyp1sIu7Jp-D0yRaSq6wzJ0PdrQ63pXFkmfrvG8Hk0gZ1eWguOr7fIoelFXayXRdhF-wGaHlGObGBkwaAscbaKFheY4bBYXBConw2XANQZgMOa4mPcDuLqpVUDet-FcWCkj3wKDThRJRD-5kPG30PUrZ-684sHsVW9WA1Rclysl2dWb9Z=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid4QzxU6nlGy_fXjSXSd1m90AosZHcaehqycra7u7t46VPtLqDQTj3A7Lk-fV1-di_htYwrAi3a5hRa5Ki94le9kpV6-IxgrP6FFo6tACOLotugy6OQuFk7_6wiMKs5oYvbe0GLYQgmfzwCrAes_K5xtKdNH4HGR7JDFJDuPaOqSbxLliF9Kyznb0C=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid4QzxU6nlGy_fXjSXSd1m90AosZHcaehqycra7u7t46VPtLqDQTj3A7Lk-fV1-di_htYwrAi3a5hRa5Ki94le9kpV6-IxgrP6FFo6tACOLotugy6OQuFk7_6wiMKs5oYvbe0GLYQgmfzwCrAes_K5xtKdNH4HGR7JDFJDuPaOqSbxLliF9Kyznb0C=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifr6E6zHKPDXaMcl1gT0_UftifkfoRvAjA8f57VBeq9VtmHbw7ejuY4EJEEBM5VXKtBsx6VkcMs3gf8mTvCdeTbadJQxeOUYWqTPvf0qui9_LhufVdjykpGQdsympy8KDVZHut0cFcfXC0ngc6Pn3IWc7fTaHbTfy6xtDbiyNDQqCZGH6TWvguEEi4=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifr6E6zHKPDXaMcl1gT0_UftifkfoRvAjA8f57VBeq9VtmHbw7ejuY4EJEEBM5VXKtBsx6VkcMs3gf8mTvCdeTbadJQxeOUYWqTPvf0qui9_LhufVdjykpGQdsympy8KDVZHut0cFcfXC0ngc6Pn3IWc7fTaHbTfy6xtDbiyNDQqCZGH6TWvguEEi4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Next time I will be making the river Imjin itself. Once that’s done I will just have some bits of tidying up to do and the board will be finished. Then I can get on with painting the troops!</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep your dice rolling!</div><div><br /></div><div>Charles the Modeller</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-18057357975493000492021-11-08T12:05:00.000-08:002021-11-08T12:05:01.000-08:00Imjin River board, flocked and brush, scrub and trees added<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9-VjXPv5QCQd6CVdjpeeIMhGUPlmK9DFFWqY8yFZXXzU5A_wbN5QDQ8ls0hJk561Qfl0ZYe0ew9fRg8STXi7lLt3MOvLWvmg_5Si4LhVSUNk4-Dkpyq8ovx3JdIFadSBr3poYvAbjzZoJDf6MH6aCLo4iMvQ12nV1y_IN1zVf2gVNePsUnJMm9CgX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9-VjXPv5QCQd6CVdjpeeIMhGUPlmK9DFFWqY8yFZXXzU5A_wbN5QDQ8ls0hJk561Qfl0ZYe0ew9fRg8STXi7lLt3MOvLWvmg_5Si4LhVSUNk4-Dkpyq8ovx3JdIFadSBr3poYvAbjzZoJDf6MH6aCLo4iMvQ12nV1y_IN1zVf2gVNePsUnJMm9CgX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Last week I was able to spend some time working on my Imjin River board. </span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">You can find more details on the inspiration <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/glorious-glosters-imjin-river-korea-1951.html">here</a>, the contouring <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/imjin-contoured-board-lots-and-lots-of.html">here</a> and the initial build <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/05/imjin-river-build-sculpting-hills.html">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I had a week all to myself whilst the Mrs and the kids had a break away. </span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">So I took over the dining room put all three boards on the table.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I painted the edges of the boards black. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I considered putting dowels in to lock the boards in place but held off as I worried about everything not quite lining up properly. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The boards are heavy and don't seem to move easily so I will decide later on that. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The same with side locking clasps.</span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXT9v7o8NXZgEqM350zNFOz71d1FjLihhH854U9e06c_8EXfz0NpXCom4SR5Hk5glblqAuMA3TjBOuPicmmuE6NTrsDIC3m5XhHfrc-xVtYSgIrbvksyxlWCYu2B_b7qR-n_ESWDVJMmNkjR9aqsvna25ZWBKARH9hJ1lh6bHHCIOH6xsd4JwwhVJl=s2508" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXT9v7o8NXZgEqM350zNFOz71d1FjLihhH854U9e06c_8EXfz0NpXCom4SR5Hk5glblqAuMA3TjBOuPicmmuE6NTrsDIC3m5XhHfrc-xVtYSgIrbvksyxlWCYu2B_b7qR-n_ESWDVJMmNkjR9aqsvna25ZWBKARH9hJ1lh6bHHCIOH6xsd4JwwhVJl=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I painted the hills with a mix of greyish and brownish paint. The next step was the initial layer of flock. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Korea, particularly in April, is dusty and brown and that can be tricky to pull off. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I started with woodlands scenics earth blend fine turf. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Looking at it though, it seemed too green. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">So I added more woodland scenics earth to the earth blend to brown it some more. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I ended up adding a lot of the earth before I was happy.</span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7efzZCCFIewsV94jeFR91EA4HDIH2GNgwFKC5lI7SA1obJZtJ7sFx6vxaV_8A1ycVzk1xy-jEfbjERY_PrcmFScvfakRVjWBeUpG0vXKvqUNmjh6ASc0UWkKjZb69ID17pUPShkxXVA6TawXL8CMjrsSScla0FolsZALGEg02ScfORETdWnw17xiT=s2508" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7efzZCCFIewsV94jeFR91EA4HDIH2GNgwFKC5lI7SA1obJZtJ7sFx6vxaV_8A1ycVzk1xy-jEfbjERY_PrcmFScvfakRVjWBeUpG0vXKvqUNmjh6ASc0UWkKjZb69ID17pUPShkxXVA6TawXL8CMjrsSScla0FolsZALGEg02ScfORETdWnw17xiT=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VxDYzpiuptS9MF80Ydva9REOq-nXtGAMNhD82NcBcXKDlLayHBNSMtJVhr89OH_NdD5kGxcDhRsuoRbHRMe7tHpK7yPYtxsQcT7aVFKKZ4otPe1K1veVBHMc74U8NEhLSAZVUZqRWltogSfHSbdCDAbGw2Ttp2bxqJ-3Ch-grOGsu_h3otbKO8Mc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I then added burnt grass as a greener highlight, and used more earth to darken the valley floors and depressions. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Then, for the wood and scrub covered hills, I highlighted with Geek Gaming Scenics light brown.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">To represent the bush and trees which covered so many of the hills I used a mix of coarse turf and bushes again by woodland scenics. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I believe the hills were covered quite well by the canopy, but the trunks and branches were not big, or thick - certainly by European standards. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I experimented with different densities of foam and discovered I wasn't happy with really numerous clumps as they obscured the hills I had worked so hard to make. So I settled with a good scatter of the coarse turf and a wider placement of the larger bushes using various different colours.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1zSXUadkdr-EOoLVPueLhlU332g5ign8aiNUipoqwj7GWcqXj4ew8GnDbY12HJlhPlu5MZ2_3GsTTmlkdaXFWYebQewA1zsiLg_o7wv8qqotN9hBRxNMQsyZHmd_E2humWXQuFzLjUpBzUGDkeXFjsk8HTHjAKg3vQ5nS8FZGbxYHWBWjXuTkKnIF=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1zSXUadkdr-EOoLVPueLhlU332g5ign8aiNUipoqwj7GWcqXj4ew8GnDbY12HJlhPlu5MZ2_3GsTTmlkdaXFWYebQewA1zsiLg_o7wv8qqotN9hBRxNMQsyZHmd_E2humWXQuFzLjUpBzUGDkeXFjsk8HTHjAKg3vQ5nS8FZGbxYHWBWjXuTkKnIF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtHGAaSy3zDR_vF3FZzWIdVOoHnTTwm81IAGxRsTj1O_imbH89GEtC3RjU00uL0M_p1FXmBVGN7y2k0i0nzMlCK-E2AxzOA4PeAy30U93jA13BR-DOKuTuuo68LJdGkqZb0lJrhyLFihiMwOp6whuCCom6ZZCgYCTS6jjevLFI-YQKVEoyYcuEss7q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtHGAaSy3zDR_vF3FZzWIdVOoHnTTwm81IAGxRsTj1O_imbH89GEtC3RjU00uL0M_p1FXmBVGN7y2k0i0nzMlCK-E2AxzOA4PeAy30U93jA13BR-DOKuTuuo68LJdGkqZb0lJrhyLFihiMwOp6whuCCom6ZZCgYCTS6jjevLFI-YQKVEoyYcuEss7q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgORDDINFFxQcrsP-cYTSUpW6GKLk0-WnTKDKSnnbhH__JQpMiJIyWhKj4qhbymxz_rACxaKvVhU6jOaETVqkhaNJI3lJyRm_Px1BHH8B8pE3wEBaoW0eDmA_jACIf-9PSlXGqniJFbXR0Sb9xq0bPKLWmMXbGXBUJ97_-NSIJ5BvckoNDQSJEH3byC=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgORDDINFFxQcrsP-cYTSUpW6GKLk0-WnTKDKSnnbhH__JQpMiJIyWhKj4qhbymxz_rACxaKvVhU6jOaETVqkhaNJI3lJyRm_Px1BHH8B8pE3wEBaoW0eDmA_jACIf-9PSlXGqniJFbXR0Sb9xq0bPKLWmMXbGXBUJ97_-NSIJ5BvckoNDQSJEH3byC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I think I got a great result that balances the colour and density to give the flavour of the terrain whilst still showing off the hilly terrain.</span></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyROzxr0hVZEWiYO60a8GXIBO0yeVTX2CHkxRmOmUN7Gzd2kxRzCdsd6KWbHwhQ8ncupW-HyxALW7AGM1tey4Uj8V6FBuQPu41-LJLuc-_178CtrgplMCnfVQVJgUCOkF1ee8V3PK3YeF8hCPGh3kNltfoqW67ThxH2DFggPxyBeWhYFEgPnu9riBB=s2508" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hopefully, now that the flocking is mostly done I will be able to do the rest of it over the next few months.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Keep those dice rolling!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Charles the Modeller</span></span><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-24310004603605330562021-09-17T00:06:00.006-07:002021-09-17T00:18:55.900-07:006mm Parachutes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVYPLeHlidApmUUbWbRivyLHIoXYzy6j7GhWM_1LuIik2SIm4DtVl0Pq-aEsnR93m6XKhmZjLQxIv_gJd2hnuZOPpHybT8wv1QGsM3YariFwYDq1PutOeNw8-_H6yg5rRvNjcYkx5ZAw/s2738/6DCFED1B-A14B-4E64-9A67-878C7F44F0EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="2738" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVYPLeHlidApmUUbWbRivyLHIoXYzy6j7GhWM_1LuIik2SIm4DtVl0Pq-aEsnR93m6XKhmZjLQxIv_gJd2hnuZOPpHybT8wv1QGsM3YariFwYDq1PutOeNw8-_H6yg5rRvNjcYkx5ZAw/w400-h168/6DCFED1B-A14B-4E64-9A67-878C7F44F0EA.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the 17th September, is the 77th anniversary of the start of Operation Market Garden and the gamble to capture and hold a bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. The US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions as well as the British 6th Airborne Division and a Polish brigade landed by parachute and glider. So with that in mind I thought I would run through how to make some parachutes for a 6mm tabletop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once again I have Roland Grime to thank for this. He suggested I come up with parachutes when I was planning the 2nd lift game. He and I batted some ideas about and without him this would not have been possible.</div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqJz5Ao20Feb6aWUGvgU2queuxXiH8g9GhPeK_RZ0ggTqY4E8lp9Y23G5T24LNZ9CxPcJ_dVtWVuYxQt6vEm-acRsQtG7est5pORzr0g1wj5K8HYscknIwZ4lzxYs52rr9GocOJTWJeo/s2048/20181119_184647039_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqJz5Ao20Feb6aWUGvgU2queuxXiH8g9GhPeK_RZ0ggTqY4E8lp9Y23G5T24LNZ9CxPcJ_dVtWVuYxQt6vEm-acRsQtG7est5pORzr0g1wj5K8HYscknIwZ4lzxYs52rr9GocOJTWJeo/w300-h400/20181119_184647039_iOS.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To start with I got hold of some 10mm diameter polystyrene balls. Check the product out before you buy as you want them to be smooth with no air gaps and for them not to be made from smaller polystyrene pieces glued together. The ones I got very helpfully had a seam running round them which made cutting with an exacto knife pretty straightforward, although you should anticipate some failures at this stage.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhEFhgHaf59JWneUWU0bgEAOiiygXlbhPhqUifGl3uQbvWQ_pbj6O8NZ86AcaM8JFuKapY7H7nP_EgdQRu7bNzMnrNQX14qesZ8Guo5wF80h8f5wgpten8ReW7Aycs9-628f-1sRlkt0/s2048/20181123_212632294_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhEFhgHaf59JWneUWU0bgEAOiiygXlbhPhqUifGl3uQbvWQ_pbj6O8NZ86AcaM8JFuKapY7H7nP_EgdQRu7bNzMnrNQX14qesZ8Guo5wF80h8f5wgpten8ReW7Aycs9-628f-1sRlkt0/w400-h300/20181123_212632294_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To aid the process I laid out a line of up turned drawing pins and gently pushed the hemispheres onto the spikes. I then liberally coated them with PVA. This coat once dry hardens the shell of the parachute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The next step is to take a blunt knife or other implement and gently scribe lines down the sides of the parachute from near the middle. The PVA prevents the scribe from tearing the polystyrene and these lines simulate the panels stitched in the parachute fabric. Once you have scribed all around the parachute take a retractable ball point pen. Gently press the retracted tip into the centre of the chute and then push the pen in. This creates a hole in the centre and an outer ring. It also helps flatten the chute and makes a more realistic inflated shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR2snaIMNKREjKs5g0qsq5YE81mKslVGbSS1NKK73SMgmoQYznfD8Unh96SdITa-q5kUeQQW_NEv-o7PbT6Zy2LNld0GsswT4tGKQUAtM8yQf3wgCCsRpsZcHISm0dW6W7iEBpdh_ga0/s1562/85ABA0E8-2FEF-4469-AD0F-901CBC71C778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR2snaIMNKREjKs5g0qsq5YE81mKslVGbSS1NKK73SMgmoQYznfD8Unh96SdITa-q5kUeQQW_NEv-o7PbT6Zy2LNld0GsswT4tGKQUAtM8yQf3wgCCsRpsZcHISm0dW6W7iEBpdh_ga0/w398-h400/85ABA0E8-2FEF-4469-AD0F-901CBC71C778.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The chute is now ready to be painted. Dependent on the drop and era the chutes will be different colours. I found a pale bone and necrotic green worked well with a soft tone ink wash. I then added a small number of white, blue, red and green chutes representing the chutes on canisters. Each colour denoted a particular type of content in the canister and this changed by drop in WW2. I found just using the appropriate ink was sufficient.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduKYTr8wljLiy6gi78AdLK0ouyrO6rlyS0cIP0Q1l0Kfj31PDMq53AKDeonnVOnQRn8WK2HPOfPzRcTyRHuIMRFHXRsnN5FV654saHBag1qk_wEZvsAwlaP5JMItK6tCv_PQCo5OqyRw/s2048/20181128_183134393_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduKYTr8wljLiy6gi78AdLK0ouyrO6rlyS0cIP0Q1l0Kfj31PDMq53AKDeonnVOnQRn8WK2HPOfPzRcTyRHuIMRFHXRsnN5FV654saHBag1qk_wEZvsAwlaP5JMItK6tCv_PQCo5OqyRw/s320/20181128_183134393_iOS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To base them for the game I used 30mm square MDF bases and clear fishing line. I drew a diagonal line across the square and drilled small holes about 1cm apart. I cut the fishing line at set lengths each about 1cm taller than the first. One end of each line was carefully inserted into the polystyrene of the underside of the chute and the other end glued into a hole in the MDF. The fishing line has a natural curve and by placing them in ascending height turned with the bend in the same direction you can achieve a curve that looks (to me anyway) like a stick of paras has just left the aircraft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7u_iXO-tC2BZjD3WuqEUp6NBXOAUZ0Rc5aZrqtKQuNNT0_htSjNaxvZq6Ek8V4b4Ka16zV6wL6PZAbC5xTLBWPL5UrD1DFfVAaB-O8uhKGW-bFeyEyOxVrDVq2m5mEGOTAlLWyWNX6M/s1570/050FADF3-B9C4-46B8-A006-3C37345A1C58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1029" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7u_iXO-tC2BZjD3WuqEUp6NBXOAUZ0Rc5aZrqtKQuNNT0_htSjNaxvZq6Ek8V4b4Ka16zV6wL6PZAbC5xTLBWPL5UrD1DFfVAaB-O8uhKGW-bFeyEyOxVrDVq2m5mEGOTAlLWyWNX6M/w263-h400/050FADF3-B9C4-46B8-A006-3C37345A1C58.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And there you are. In no time at all you can cover your table with parachutes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSt_jU_TtxkdKJfm23-Gl3QuKCrLicq3UrHeeZXx4Me1Yast4iTNJeJeZQJh-FoJz4RmSmSS_VYmWuufafvu0wWLXhOtwgd1dU2L7U460dePNU-FCRraNJ8Cv_7gfUjXAFFdboRKkAl8/s2048/20181128_221551605_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSt_jU_TtxkdKJfm23-Gl3QuKCrLicq3UrHeeZXx4Me1Yast4iTNJeJeZQJh-FoJz4RmSmSS_VYmWuufafvu0wWLXhOtwgd1dU2L7U460dePNU-FCRraNJ8Cv_7gfUjXAFFdboRKkAl8/s320/20181128_221551605_iOS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-_sTxSaIUdr4iw75ZVl4fRmeXgonJoHs6T4CWUkD8u4nCHdGYrI1uaR2JpZfPDqwBtZPfa2aWX68md0ZN25Euk52dT-ENf6WknjZDbyiOsava3XON92_UyjnUOwk_z3EEhSGVWVgR3Y/s2048/5CB74785-713D-430F-93FD-5314A9B4964B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkwgY5ZS0YmHpde-4qldFW0m_dWT_L_NrZocOUXlsj4p5qOQNk9oCrrvIgtq4ymYg4Cimn6tfPbRQ8DVR6OOJpts4k9JCqEnHxhINOARcSrwwmfDYcxSmqW4beiji98tchgyWSkJrXKY/w400-h300/A3507E3B-2F24-436E-B86F-F815B0945136.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Keep those dice rolling!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Charles the Modeller</span></div></div></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-6066376207829064372021-08-24T11:38:00.002-07:002021-08-24T11:39:38.489-07:00The Battle for Arnhem Bridge AAR video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-flq9uWJk4o" width="320" youtube-src-id="-flq9uWJk4o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">About a week ago I spent a brilliant two days gaming with Dan Hodgson and David Wasilewski in Dan Hodgson’s fantastic and very impressive War Room. We filmed a playtest of a scenario I had written around the Battle for Arnhem Bridge. I have edited the footage for the 8 turns comprising the events of the 17th September 1944 and posted it onto YouTube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8y7tPO3SYYI9bcyGeTKQSj4PO51OjrIQB6SDvg9m-DiKrXaL88YPwp5-R0QbgjBY5123P18_Y8InmDH3fMHoS51rVA1kQXWGyDv_EHlXmT9cEzFa5QE_2aT5qzU6afbwS1TnWNeiEWc/s2508/0C746678-DDF6-4E4C-AF6B-4B9DA58282A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8y7tPO3SYYI9bcyGeTKQSj4PO51OjrIQB6SDvg9m-DiKrXaL88YPwp5-R0QbgjBY5123P18_Y8InmDH3fMHoS51rVA1kQXWGyDv_EHlXmT9cEzFa5QE_2aT5qzU6afbwS1TnWNeiEWc/w400-h200/0C746678-DDF6-4E4C-AF6B-4B9DA58282A6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div>I was hoping to attend a 3 day gaming and historical tour at Arnhem in September but unfortunately this has been postponed due to the various COVID travel restrictions. This was one of the games I was hoping to run and so this was a dress rehearsal.</div><div><br /></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqW1jgumXo2ldJXGc2DSFXuPziWdq7n2qhTr3oLoNO2d9hvLZ9Nj3NTi3Q5soa5TNubW1QGlX3behbMhDxIJagmDvohvch9GghkhShgIEFYo0iwc1zPmQ3mJx1w_1XHPwJiesazLQoV4/s2508/7B2D18C6-2929-4CD9-8652-B9DA3FBF577A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqW1jgumXo2ldJXGc2DSFXuPziWdq7n2qhTr3oLoNO2d9hvLZ9Nj3NTi3Q5soa5TNubW1QGlX3behbMhDxIJagmDvohvch9GghkhShgIEFYo0iwc1zPmQ3mJx1w_1XHPwJiesazLQoV4/w400-h200/7B2D18C6-2929-4CD9-8652-B9DA3FBF577A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div>The game played well but it soon became clear I hadn’t provided the British player with sufficient troops. I have made some other minor tweaks and hopefully next year I’ll be able to take another crack at it with some Arnhem enthusiasts.</div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPN_52Hw57QSIDqsRJEaaqh9C5kGxxy5GTcQCY7aLkxCyvMsqryEOwPkQQs5DTW0C9UUH6zjYYjLVDN17CS5__BeHAuwOy37bOwEsZ4o-lpneulUBeT7n6cigpZ2Hf5HlJHFhod5nYNnQ/s2508/146147BE-31A8-4B44-84F7-AC24D658A968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPN_52Hw57QSIDqsRJEaaqh9C5kGxxy5GTcQCY7aLkxCyvMsqryEOwPkQQs5DTW0C9UUH6zjYYjLVDN17CS5__BeHAuwOy37bOwEsZ4o-lpneulUBeT7n6cigpZ2Hf5HlJHFhod5nYNnQ/w400-h200/146147BE-31A8-4B44-84F7-AC24D658A968.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep the dice rolling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller</div><p></p></div>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-78811671363447167592021-07-01T08:44:00.001-07:002021-07-01T08:44:33.003-07:00The Virtual Joy of Six<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_fSa7B5br8vyyvz5Otf745JlvgMDpzbrjz5XeyHcgaVQGJSQDQGgV3dBdTlJLbfvcyWKIorakeWDLGBkdBEo_QYylLtBwWyympW0K8KsLtqfpHSE-7svfa9gyEpcZERDQAVIxyPeCpM/s1754/D353E33D-0727-4D4F-BCDF-1CB548CD8AEB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_fSa7B5br8vyyvz5Otf745JlvgMDpzbrjz5XeyHcgaVQGJSQDQGgV3dBdTlJLbfvcyWKIorakeWDLGBkdBEo_QYylLtBwWyympW0K8KsLtqfpHSE-7svfa9gyEpcZERDQAVIxyPeCpM/w453-h640/D353E33D-0727-4D4F-BCDF-1CB548CD8AEB.png" width="453" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This Sunday was going to be the Joy of Six, the annual 6mm focussed wargames show held every year in Sheffield by Peter Berry of Baccus miniatures. Unfortunately it succumbed to COVID restrictions and like many other shows had to be cancelled. However Peter is running a virtual event this Sunday and I have been lucky enough to be offered a spot. Head over to <a href="http://www.baccus6mm.com">www.baccus6mm.com</a> for more information and joining instructions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will be showcasing my Arnhem and Brécourt Manor boards and might even discuss my plans for the Korean board as well. I have created a short video to help promote the event which you can find on YouTube </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N5-TXmtEd2E" width="320" youtube-src-id="N5-TXmtEd2E"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope to chat to as many people as possible so please drop in if you are around.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep rolling those dice</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller</div><p></p>Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543495834905413167.post-75616672991192494462021-05-25T14:25:00.001-07:002021-05-25T14:25:26.108-07:00Imjin River Build - sculpting the hills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jAMriTZtRQGiLP2eWlRJKAG9e_JT1UDGn9VMjoRL7mF0gO125KkmzOfbo6tTk8Re3PAhxfLb4t1U2zp7Uw_kGENbUBLSPoE0ga8WmbBH_iFY_D0183ONL5t665OpSmVRVLEMPIOakRE/s2508/IMG_20210521_085323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jAMriTZtRQGiLP2eWlRJKAG9e_JT1UDGn9VMjoRL7mF0gO125KkmzOfbo6tTk8Re3PAhxfLb4t1U2zp7Uw_kGENbUBLSPoE0ga8WmbBH_iFY_D0183ONL5t665OpSmVRVLEMPIOakRE/w400-h200/IMG_20210521_085323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I am continuing to make excellent progress with my Imjin river board build, looking to recreate the famous battle fought between the Gloucestershire regiment and Chinese forces during the Korean War in April 1951. In the earlier posts I covered the <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/glorious-glosters-imjin-river-korea-1951.html">background on the build</a> and the adding of <a href="https://www.allhellletloose.co.uk/2021/04/imjin-contoured-board-lots-and-lots-of.html">the layers and layers of contours</a>. This post will cover the sculpting of the hills and the adding of the board edges.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To create the main base for my boards I decided to use sculptamold. It’s a mix of plaster of Paris and paper fibres. It’s light and dries to form a solid, fairly tough layer. I used the best part of two 3lb bags for the model and quite enjoyed the process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ga-xVAvZ-xYx_wCzK2IkyMqSG1axrTtkKoz7pg4zBO9gPubdjcPmDHIhOZbUOUc_tg_aLx3p_NPD-io9Caie3K7snx3qybBboZmC3-Vqwqi85xZ4352_Pk5gHSVkQSb0NvVGAyKon2U/s2508/IMG_20210507_091519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ga-xVAvZ-xYx_wCzK2IkyMqSG1axrTtkKoz7pg4zBO9gPubdjcPmDHIhOZbUOUc_tg_aLx3p_NPD-io9Caie3K7snx3qybBboZmC3-Vqwqi85xZ4352_Pk5gHSVkQSb0NvVGAyKon2U/w400-h200/IMG_20210507_091519.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I decided to apply the plaster in several phases. I had spent a lot of time and effort ensuring I had accurate contours so it was crucial that when the plaster was laid it moulded to the contours rather than disguising or hiding them. So my first layer really just filled gaps in the layers of foam board. The slopes were not fully defined and I could see red contour lines everywhere!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguImUT_JAH4g895Rwq16-rOjjFNVqDwMZTxAdOA9Mtmi9pfJqOao615ILsXOD4BiESVjNYHyY8m_nADtB9PC_jP4czuKOISe61p2XfQ8OXg4F_jZmZE1y1zCb2cSo46ORw43nQf13jIIE/s2508/IMG_20210508_120354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguImUT_JAH4g895Rwq16-rOjjFNVqDwMZTxAdOA9Mtmi9pfJqOao615ILsXOD4BiESVjNYHyY8m_nADtB9PC_jP4czuKOISe61p2XfQ8OXg4F_jZmZE1y1zCb2cSo46ORw43nQf13jIIE/w400-h200/IMG_20210508_120354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOb0zqeJ1UWXGxRZ1aGGBOUDcu2LLAm43_vfMw8LsIeERbpQtrJQTVpRznpvBYpIZUfJOOJF89QwlcZX8Ozrpw-NOTCU5zS-pm6OTLREAlYYTF2-ihs1L_iS_62sC52iFYUxspQ2ewl0/s2508/IMG_20210508_120401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOb0zqeJ1UWXGxRZ1aGGBOUDcu2LLAm43_vfMw8LsIeERbpQtrJQTVpRznpvBYpIZUfJOOJF89QwlcZX8Ozrpw-NOTCU5zS-pm6OTLREAlYYTF2-ihs1L_iS_62sC52iFYUxspQ2ewl0/w400-h200/IMG_20210508_120401.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Funnily enough it was easier to apply the plaster on the hillier areas. I could use the contours to guide my scraper and it was easy to see when too much had been applied. The flatter areas though didn’t offer much in the way of guidance and required more free styling. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljZCxVz_xN4iBB5iVGQTNHVHG3iOJCa1ngY44OXEvLQTNg7-vluxA7FFhXHdkB2MuxLmCUmzluVRmvp4xSIPlIocVtbxPDeKsbgCfqwmKLG3sJznZnfY89Ltn4mVOGWrtwKgSgnr4zwI/s2508/IMG_20210507_125004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljZCxVz_xN4iBB5iVGQTNHVHG3iOJCa1ngY44OXEvLQTNg7-vluxA7FFhXHdkB2MuxLmCUmzluVRmvp4xSIPlIocVtbxPDeKsbgCfqwmKLG3sJznZnfY89Ltn4mVOGWrtwKgSgnr4zwI/w400-h200/IMG_20210507_125004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Sculptamold starts to harden and dry out fairly quickly, usually within 10 minutes of mixing. I found I could usually mix and apply a single handful before it became unworkable. I was therefore working with quite small amounts. I used a small decorating scraper to initially apply the the mix. I then simply wetted fingers and got stuck in smoothing the mixture by hand. A bit messy but somehow very satisfying!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaIcOvXRzpyPj6NxsY5ejVqDvOC5Bh9t3xWv9XVDHJJjembwJsxnSwLHCaWU8cqIZcBd59l2hxDkNimhrtI3zWY-_whaAvnuoVHOTGJxCWzUdocGBwJW3x1v3XKtceCv7pGl_w1JZDeE/s2508/IMG_20210508_164842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaIcOvXRzpyPj6NxsY5ejVqDvOC5Bh9t3xWv9XVDHJJjembwJsxnSwLHCaWU8cqIZcBd59l2hxDkNimhrtI3zWY-_whaAvnuoVHOTGJxCWzUdocGBwJW3x1v3XKtceCv7pGl_w1JZDeE/w400-h200/IMG_20210508_164842.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It took about 3 days of work - about 4 or 5 hours a day - to cover all 3 boards. It then took another week for the plaster to properly dry out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyTYrnFEPOlE8CH_B9aDMGCC0-_PEfE8fwooIiVSEJMB22hbKRJNyYqkQzIOBptTexiCrF0Pht7Y6OjBGnMYSldEEWqPs1vOeT4cKafnnC9cvlY9qZaD20h_YEhrFGMZjlH7xHOc90l8/s2508/IMG_20210508_164441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyTYrnFEPOlE8CH_B9aDMGCC0-_PEfE8fwooIiVSEJMB22hbKRJNyYqkQzIOBptTexiCrF0Pht7Y6OjBGnMYSldEEWqPs1vOeT4cKafnnC9cvlY9qZaD20h_YEhrFGMZjlH7xHOc90l8/w400-h200/IMG_20210508_164441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-hd2TUZx0YowIayNki-qOtCKeX7vP5KsucA-zg8-JeC7a0cRYYOf-vruxHntjkpKptFfmLb91q6f499_Z2oaTdx51cweiTBvZcFZk8Xx1v211cuJ9BuqDKIP99P_f-ATTWo2ObqpTbY/s2508/IMG_20210508_164458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-hd2TUZx0YowIayNki-qOtCKeX7vP5KsucA-zg8-JeC7a0cRYYOf-vruxHntjkpKptFfmLb91q6f499_Z2oaTdx51cweiTBvZcFZk8Xx1v211cuJ9BuqDKIP99P_f-ATTWo2ObqpTbY/w320-h640/IMG_20210508_164458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Applying the top layer was more of the same but with more working of the plaster using my fingers. Often the key was letting the plaster harden very slightly before using fingertips to mould it to the contours. Again another week was required for it to fully dry.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The last element to the base boards was fitting the edges to give a strong sharp edge and to protect the foam board underneath. I used 3mm plywood strips that I ordered online cut into 100mm and 180mm pieces 1220mm long. This process proved trickier than I would have liked. Luke APS from Geekgaming has a video on youtube which shows much better than I could how to build a board like this.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFfJjvtWf-Yurtti9GA22VxRkDFe2OMVO-9KgcnQsE3NfHwDJncAmhkBObX_S2BpYtsSSDb3I-tiOc3QvyA8j4DUj0zP-3Kd7IzNv2sRnsp6r9GWwJliaCv8YGfIdf32HRACYgxxyB84/s2508/IMG_20210516_104541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFfJjvtWf-Yurtti9GA22VxRkDFe2OMVO-9KgcnQsE3NfHwDJncAmhkBObX_S2BpYtsSSDb3I-tiOc3QvyA8j4DUj0zP-3Kd7IzNv2sRnsp6r9GWwJliaCv8YGfIdf32HRACYgxxyB84/w320-h640/IMG_20210516_104541.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I used a laminate cutting blade on my jigsaw and covered the plywood with 100mm wide masking tape to reduce splintering and jagging. However I needed to ensure the edge pieces were attached vertically and neatly mirrored the contours - particularly where the edge was adjacent to the next board. The is not easy with undulating, steeply sloped hillsides where the slope changes direction all the time. I found that I could use a sander to ensure my foam board was not overlapping the edges of the board. This saved a lot of time messing about trying to trim it.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It also turned out that two of my boards have warped slightly. Probably not more than 3mm but annoying all the same. I am not sure if the warp is because the wooden battens I used were warped when I bought them of if the contouring process introduced them. I can adjust to hide it but it’s frustrating all the same.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The plywood was butted up against the board and a pencil used to trace the line of my contours. I cut it out with a jigsaw. Corners were glued together and I tried predrilling for nails but I didn’t really like the fiddling about doing it. I think the plywood needed to be just a bit thicker for nails to be workable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6LxjjIHNLAVjvm0kw3ymtLc_0p_ZpmPrniiI42M_JkOVEZQt-AyZwsy8NOJ8ja1Bh7Oc0Ho2ko6P9j2FiyH1hr5vpcT-v1Bgq8ih6W0OBkHYX3Oz-l9eAWn2F0OqkC0zX0yO8Ucu9BE/s2508/IMG_20210516_104534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6LxjjIHNLAVjvm0kw3ymtLc_0p_ZpmPrniiI42M_JkOVEZQt-AyZwsy8NOJ8ja1Bh7Oc0Ho2ko6P9j2FiyH1hr5vpcT-v1Bgq8ih6W0OBkHYX3Oz-l9eAWn2F0OqkC0zX0yO8Ucu9BE/w320-h640/IMG_20210516_104534.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Where two board edges met I marked and cut the higher of the two edges first. I then used that as a template on the next edge before repeating the contour marking. This gave me two lines on the lower edge. I cut between them with the jigsaw so that even they supported the contouring.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once screwed on I butted the boards together to see where there were gaps. I then used coffee stirrers as wedges to push the sides together and the used expanding foam to hold them in place leaving minimal gaps. Once dry I removed the wedges and sanded down the foam. I used a Dremel sander and shaped the edges to match my contours. This worked really well as I was easily able to add slopes and angles to the edge boards and make sure it matched the contours. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then I applied a thin covering of sculptamold and blended my edges into the rest of the board. Wood filler covered my screws and joins. A day later this was all dry and I sanded everything down and checked the boards fitted together nicely.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv_onricNdy3mtrAsICD6-nmXdY1mClGmm-87eCRHeU66Wf67zC9DRm1IO1woebTE7My3Z-iqsEVxx-rrJoxnICjObTK5ofnjL4KpAWZaIgGBXQIanpA11xrndwQcUPM_X8VtSPewiOM/s2508/IMG_20210521_085447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv_onricNdy3mtrAsICD6-nmXdY1mClGmm-87eCRHeU66Wf67zC9DRm1IO1woebTE7My3Z-iqsEVxx-rrJoxnICjObTK5ofnjL4KpAWZaIgGBXQIanpA11xrndwQcUPM_X8VtSPewiOM/w400-h200/IMG_20210521_085447.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8A6-CEmnZ85ORnqT5sbI6HGBeO6w3kO-K5mFmXKLD1gWVRZ7gz8AH_s33AF9GmAfZoFllqpg-2PxP3MeXbOJyZYDTQjc1biVNTvIBvDc23Y3MV7VJJnfWioNUDKyn1vkWjKUfe4kavE/s2508/IMG_20210521_085527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8A6-CEmnZ85ORnqT5sbI6HGBeO6w3kO-K5mFmXKLD1gWVRZ7gz8AH_s33AF9GmAfZoFllqpg-2PxP3MeXbOJyZYDTQjc1biVNTvIBvDc23Y3MV7VJJnfWioNUDKyn1vkWjKUfe4kavE/w400-h200/IMG_20210521_085527.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixm4_dngVo7aMtViiJvDOSt_5mIXAD45Kva5bK37ZEgArL-nwmBf2r-dc73hQINxJarMRI9OTaLPEJu8C6WwGQu25XMPFPpYN1AOjRN-XVuFW3tifNRL_4SENeSeUdT6CGMpvMcb55eKk/s2508/IMG_20210521_085535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixm4_dngVo7aMtViiJvDOSt_5mIXAD45Kva5bK37ZEgArL-nwmBf2r-dc73hQINxJarMRI9OTaLPEJu8C6WwGQu25XMPFPpYN1AOjRN-XVuFW3tifNRL_4SENeSeUdT6CGMpvMcb55eKk/w400-h200/IMG_20210521_085535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Overall I am really pleased with the way things have worked out. I would definitely use this method of constructing again but I would look to use thicker edge boards. Now its onto putting down my base layers of flock.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keep the dice rolling!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Charles the Modeller</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><br />Charles the Modellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12986855572880983472noreply@blogger.com2